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ALAN DAVIDSON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1160259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HD FOUNDATION

The Alan Davidson Foundation is a charity that supports research, care and communications initiatives.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£406k
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £2,159,541 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £10,931,501. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have adopted the going concern basis. The majority of the charity's funds relate to the legacy from Alan Davidson's estate.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: A Broome is a partner in HaysMac LLP, which provided accountancy, corporation tax and company secretarial services invoiced at £4,444.
“A Broome, a trustee of the charity, is a partner in HaysMac LLP, a firm of chartered accountants. HaysMac LLP provides professional services to the charity on an arm's length basis. During the year HaysMac LLP invoiced the charity £4,444 (2024: £4,723) in respect of accountancy, corporation tax and company secretarial services.”
“A donation in kind with an estimated value of £500 is received annually from Hayes Davidson for the use of their office and as the Foundation's postal address.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation in kind from Hayes Davidson for office use and postal address, estimated value £500.
“A Broome, a trustee of the charity, is a partner in HaysMac LLP, a firm of chartered accountants. HaysMac LLP provides professional services to the charity on an arm's length basis. During the year HaysMac LLP invoiced the charity £4,444 (2024: £4,723) in respect of accountancy, corporation tax and company secretarial services.”
“A donation in kind with an estimated value of £500 is received annually from Hayes Davidson for the use of their office and as the Foundation's postal address.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees A Broome and M Healy are directors of Hayes Davidson (London) Trustee Ltd, connected to the Estate debtor.
“A Broome, a trustee of the charity, is a partner in HaysMac LLP, a firm of chartered accountants. HaysMac LLP provides professional services to the charity on an arm's length basis. During the year HaysMac LLP invoiced the charity £4,444 (2024: £4,723) in respect of accountancy, corporation tax and company secretarial services.”
“A donation in kind with an estimated value of £500 is received annually from Hayes Davidson for the use of their office and as the Foundation's postal address.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by SBM Associates Limited, trading as SBM & Co. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

HD FOUNDATION TRADING COMPANY LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
  • The company is dormant and has not traded since 31 March 2019.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£406k£2.4m
31/03/2024£384k£2.0m
31/03/2023£334k£445k
31/03/2022£219k£823k
31/03/2021£270k£1.5m

Common questions

Is ALAN DAVIDSON FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £2,159,541 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £10,931,501. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have adopted the going concern basis. The majority of the charity's funds relate to the legacy from Alan Davidson's estate. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by SBM Associates Limited, trading as SBM & Co.

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
FRIENDS OF ACHIEZER ARAD1£41k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION1£30k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION1£10k
THE MARTIN LAING FOUNDATION1£10k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MANNY AND BRIGITTA DAVIDSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALAN DAVIDSON FOUNDATION£406k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MANNY AND BRIGITTA DAVIDSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£610k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2024£171k—0unclear—no doubt
KING DAVID AND HAROLD HOUSE FOUNDATION FY2025£455k—0below—no doubt
DAVID LAING FOUNDATION FY2025£350k—0above—no doubt
THE ALAN AND SHEILA DIAMOND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt

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