UKH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1160507 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote mental and physical health through the provision of financial assistance to charities and other organisations committed to those aims or indeed other exclusive charitable purposes determined by the trustees. The UKH Foundation primarily supports charitable projects based in the North West of England.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£119k
Latest spending
£329k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity relies entirely on investment income to fund its charitable donations, resulting in a net expenditure that exceeded investment income for the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of approximately £3.1 million, which are held to cover ongoing costs and future donation requests. The trustees confirm that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, noting that donation levels can be adjusted based on market fluctuations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: retain sufficient funds to cover its ongoing costs (held: £3.1m)
“It is the Charity's policy to maximise donations whilst retaining sufficient funds to cover its ongoing costs, albeit that the timing of funding receipts means that reserves may build up at the year end. Excess reserves at the year end will be allocated to appropriate causes in the following financial year.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hurst Accountants Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Lancashire · Liverpool City · Manchester City · Staffordshire · Stockport · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£119k£329k
31/12/2023£112k£251k
31/12/2022£112k£188k
31/12/2021£111k£233k
31/12/2020£101k£201k

Common questions

Is UKH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity relies entirely on investment income to fund its charitable donations, resulting in a net expenditure that exceeded investment income for the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of approximately £3.1 million, which are held to cover ongoing costs and future donation requests. The trustees confirm that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, noting that donation levels can be adjusted based on market fluctuations. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Hurst Accountants Limited.

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
National Philanthropic Trust UK Limited1£14.8m
THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HEALTH FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UKH FOUNDATION£119k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION FY2025£22.2m——within1.0%no doubt
The Considered Ask Foundation FY2024£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE HELPING FOUNDATION FY2024£34.8m—0above—no doubt
KHOO TECK PUAT UK FOUNDATION FY2025£5.2m—0below—no doubt
THE FOCUS FOUNDATION FY2025£1.6m—0unclear4.0%no doubt

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