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THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1187297 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£4.2m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £72,449,619 following significant investment gains of £7,032,754, which offset a net expenditure on charitable activities of £3,578,131. The trustees maintain that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations. Reserves are held as unrestricted funds with a policy focused on maintaining suitable cash balances for liquidity rather than a specific multi-month expenditure target.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £110,001 - £120,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £76k)
“In the band £110,001 - £120,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: suitable cash balances are maintained at all times to ensure the smooth operation of the Foundation and appropriate liquidity at all times (held: £72.4m)
“The Trustees will endeavour to ensure that suitable cash balances are maintained at all times to ensure the smooth operation of the Foundation and appropriate liquidity at all times.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£4.2m
Cost of raising funds
£653k
Reserves (reported)
£72.4m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~205.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£1.3m£4.2m
31/01/2024£1.2m£3.0m
31/01/2023£378k£1.7m
31/01/2022£2.4m£1.1m
31/01/2021£91.5m£489k

Common questions

Is THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £72,449,619 following significant investment gains of £7,032,754, which offset a net expenditure on charitable activities of £3,578,131. The trustees maintain that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations. Reserves are held as unrestricted funds with a policy focused on maintaining suitable cash balances for liquidity rather than a specific multi-month expenditure target. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £110,001 - £120,000 band.

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