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CDLS - HOPE FOR HASTI

Registered charity 1188769 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOPE FOR HASTI

Hope for Hasti provides grants to organisations conducting research on Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS), and guides research projects with the aim of finding treatments for this rare genetic condition.

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Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,082,313 as of 31 March 2025, having increased from £1,078,607 in the prior year. The trustees report that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources to continue operations. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document to compare against these actual figures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: C. Brannigan received £17,609.00 and H. Delfaninejad received £16,684.00 for reimbursement and time lost at work.
“Included in General Administrative costs are payments made to the following Trustees C. Brannigan 17,609.00 H. Delfaninejad 16,684.00 These payments are in line with the Charity's governing document and relates to reimbursement and time lost at work for organising their first main event in 2020.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to trustees for reimbursement and time lost at work.
“Included in General Administrative costs are payments made to the following Trustees C. Brannigan 17,609.00 H. Delfaninejad 16,684.00 These payments are in line with the Charity's governing document and relates to reimbursement and time lost at work for organising their first main event in 2020.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hope for Hasti (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/03/2021)

Total income
£897k
Total spending
£29k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.2% of total income.

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
30/03/2025£42k£38k
30/03/2024£68k£25k
30/03/2023£32k£23k
30/03/2022£270k£108k
30/03/2021£897k£29k

Common questions

Is CDLS - HOPE FOR HASTI financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,082,313 as of 31 March 2025, having increased from £1,078,607 in the prior year. The trustees report that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources to continue operations. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document to compare against these actual figures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CDLS - HOPE FOR HASTI?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CDLS - HOPE FOR HASTI as a grant recipient include THE HISCOX FOUNDATION, LIFE FOR A LIFE MEMORIAL FORESTS AND GARDENS.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2022£500
LIFE FOR A LIFE MEMORIAL FORESTS AND GARDENSFY2023£250
LIFE FOR A LIFE MEMORIAL FORESTS AND GARDENSFY2022£6