HENOCQ LAW TRUST

Registered charity 1167312 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£52k
Latest spending
£816k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust holds unrestricted free reserves of £4,304,753, which the Trustees believe is sufficient given the lack of committed overheads. Although the Trust reported a net decrease in funds of £376,819 due to charitable expenditure exceeding investment income, it maintains adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Income amounted to £51,562 (2024: £33,977. £51,562 was derived from listed investments and bank interest receivable” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: no committed expenditure, overheads or running costs and therefore it is not necessary to maintain reserves (held: £4.3m)
“The Trust has no committed expenditure, overheads or running costs and therefore it is not necessary to maintain reserves. The Trust does not pledge awards in advance and only allocates monies from its available invested funds.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Studio rent payable to a Trustee, Ronald Henocq, by the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2025 was £11,000.
“Studio rent payable to a Trustee, Ronald Henocq, by the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2025 was £11,000 (2024: £11,000).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Studio rent payable to a Trustee, Ronald Henocq, by the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2025 was £11,000 (2024: £11,000).
“Studio rent payable to a Trustee, Ronald Henocq, by the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2025 was £11,000 (2024: £11,000). During the year the Charity paid grants totalling £15,000 (2024: £26,000) to Residencies in Visual Arts (RIVA), a charity (Charity Registration Number 1096756), of which two of the Trustees, Deborah Law and Ronald Henocq, are also Trustees of The Henocq Law Trust.”
“During the year the Charity paid grants totalling £15,000 (2024: £26,000) to Residencies in Visual Arts (RIVA), a charity (Charity Registration Number 1096756), of which two of the Trustees, Deborah Law and Ronald Henocq, are also Trustees of The Henocq Law Trust.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants paid to Residencies in Visual Arts (RIVA), a charity where two Trustees of The Henocq Law Trust also serve as Trustees.
“Studio rent payable to a Trustee, Ronald Henocq, by the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2025 was £11,000 (2024: £11,000). During the year the Charity paid grants totalling £15,000 (2024: £26,000) to Residencies in Visual Arts (RIVA), a charity (Charity Registration Number 1096756), of which two of the Trustees, Deborah Law and Ronald Henocq, are also Trustees of The Henocq Law Trust.”
“During the year the Charity paid grants totalling £15,000 (2024: £26,000) to Residencies in Visual Arts (RIVA), a charity (Charity Registration Number 1096756), of which two of the Trustees, Deborah Law and Ronald Henocq, are also Trustees of The Henocq Law Trust.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£669k
Cost of raising funds
£47k
Reserves (reported)
£5.1m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 4.3% of total income.

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£52k£816k
31/12/2024£34k£813k
31/12/2023£1.1m£669k
31/12/2022£17k£606k
31/12/2021£20k£1.0m

Common questions

Is HENOCQ LAW TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust holds unrestricted free reserves of £4,304,753, which the Trustees believe is sufficient given the lack of committed overheads. Although the Trust reported a net decrease in funds of £376,819 due to charitable expenditure exceeding investment income, it maintains adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.