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THE ALISTER HARDY TRUST

Registered charity 1164168 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£68k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's free reserves amounted to £297,519, held mainly in an investment portfolio that generates recurring income. The trustees report that the investment portfolio recovered sufficiently to cover a £25,000 withdrawal made to fund the Archive Conservation Project. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern about the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: hold reserves for the generation of regular income, while permitting their use for special projects which cannot be funded elsewhere (held: £298k)
“The reserves policy is to hold reserves for the generation of regular income, while permitting their use for special projects which cannot be funded elsewhere.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Professor John Harper was reimbursed £2,279 for travel and subsistence costs incurred managing the archive project.
“Professor John Harper was reimbursed £2,279 (2022-23, £2,658 for travel and subsistence costs incurred managing the archive project. Professor Harper also made a short-term and interest-free loan to the Trust of £720 to cover the delay between opening the new bank account and the balance being transferred from the old one.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Alister Hardy Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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
31/12/2024£26k£68k
31/07/2023£16k£27k
31/07/2022£19k£13k
31/07/2021£25k£27k
31/07/2020£17k£33k

Common questions

Is THE ALISTER HARDY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's free reserves amounted to £297,519, held mainly in an investment portfolio that generates recurring income. The trustees report that the investment portfolio recovered sufficiently to cover a £25,000 withdrawal made to fund the Archive Conservation Project. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern about the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.