FRIENDS OF HEC CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1135437 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT "ECOLE DES HAUTES ETUDES COMMERCIALES" (HEC) THE AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS OF HEC THE GRANT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO RESEARCH AND PEDAGOGICAL PROJECTS

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Latest income
£806k
Latest spending
£722k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £81,659 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £586,379. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed in the filing.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£806k
Total spending
£722k
Cost of raising funds
£262
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: France · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£806k£722k
05/04/2024£849k£622k
05/04/2023£979k£1.1m
05/04/2022£788k£759k
05/04/2021£693k£805k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF HEC CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £81,659 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £586,379. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE RISMAN FOUNDATION1£84k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EDHEC CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF HEC CHARITABLE TRUST£806k—0unclear—no doubt
EDHEC CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£260k—0unclear1.4%no doubt
HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL LTD FY2025£19.7m£145,000 - £149,999—unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL FY2025£249k—0unclear—no doubt
THE U.K. FRIENDS OF CENTRALESUPÉLEC FY2025£593k—0unclear—no doubt
ESCP EUROPE - BUSINESS SCHOOL FY2024£17.3m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.