Hilton UK Foundation

Registered charity 1198428 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEF (UK), HILTON EFFECT FOUNDATION (UK)

Grant making

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME (OBJECTS).

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Watford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£904k
Latest spending
£838k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £878,360, representing an increase from the previous year's £812,456. The charity generated a net income of £65,904 from fundraising activities, which were the sole source of incoming resources. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hilton UK Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£904k
Total spending
£838k
Cost of raising funds
£288k
Reserves (reported)
£878k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~12.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (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: 31.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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
31/12/2025£904k£838k
31/12/2024£852k£792k
31/12/2023£770k£549k
31/12/2022£753k£227k

Common questions

Is Hilton UK Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £878,360, representing an increase from the previous year's £812,456. The charity generated a net income of £65,904 from fundraising activities, which were the sole source of incoming resources. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

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
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIES1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SETHINGTON LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Hilton UK Foundation£904k——unclear—no doubt
SETHINGTON LTD FY2025£50k—0unclear—no doubt
THE INGRAM HILL FOUNDATION FY2025£31k—0above—no doubt
THE MITCHELL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£40k—0unclear—no doubt
ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£398k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION FY2025£463k—0above—no doubt

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