BELL HOUSE DULWICH
Registered charity 1157339 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HANTON COLLEGE
To establish an educational institution.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that free reserves of £52,438 are significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of six months' running costs (£146,000). The charity holds substantial fixed assets, including investment properties, which the trustees believe will improve free reserves in the future.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £52k; policy: six months of running costs)
“Included within unrestricted funds are fixed assets of £17,893,122, which leaves free reserves of £52,438. The charity’s aim is to hold six months of running costs in free reserves, and based on current costs this would be £146,000.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Hodson & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £21.1m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£18k
Reserves (reported)
£17.9m
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (81% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BELL HOUSE DULWICH financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves of £52,438 are significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of six months' running costs (£146,000). The charity holds substantial fixed assets, including investment properties, which the trustees believe will improve free reserves in the future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Hodson & Co.
Who funds BELL HOUSE DULWICH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BELL HOUSE DULWICH as a grant recipient include THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE REED FOUNDATION.
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