HORIZON SCANDAL FUND

Registered charity 1199595 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

a. To relieve or prevent hardship, poverty, sickness and distress among those people who have suffered and been affected as a result of problems with the Post Offices computer accounting system commonly known as Horizon; andb. To relieve poverty among persons who have worked, whether on an employed or self-employed basis, at Post Office counters and their families.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(A) THE RELIEF OR PREVENTION OF HARDSHIP, POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONG THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED AND BEEN AFFECTED AS A RESULT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE POST OFFICE’S COMPUTER ACCOUNTING SYSTEM COMMONLY KNOWN AS HORIZON, IN ITS LEGACY HORIZON, HORIZON ONLINE OR HNG-X VERSIONS; AND(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG PERSONS WHO HAVE WORKED (WHETHER ON AN EMPLOYED OR SELF-EMPLOYED BASIS) AT POST OFFICE COUNTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bath and North East Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £5,242 for the year ended 30 November 2025, compared to a deficit in the previous year. Free/unrestricted reserves (net assets) increased to £24,413, up from £19,171 in 2024, indicating improved financial stability. The charity received £64,373 in turnover and disbursed £57,253 in grants, with administrative expenses totaling £1,878.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Publishers of The Great Post Office Scandal — “The initial funding came from the proceeds of sales of the book - The Great Post Office Scandal - donated by the publishers and the author.” (source page)
• Author of The Great Post Office Scandal — “The initial funding came from the proceeds of sales of the book - The Great Post Office Scandal - donated by the publishers and the author.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Chaplinchair
• Eleanor Shaikh
• Helen Lacey
• Nicholas Wallis
• Nicola Wallis
• SANDRA ANN TIZZARD · trustee of 2 other charities
• VARCHASANRAJ VIPINCHANDRA PATEL

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HORIZON FOUNDATION.

• THE HORIZON FOUNDATION income £459k
• NEW HORIZON FOUNDATION income £64k
• CAPLOR HORIZONS income £341k
• NEW HORIZONS COVENTRY income £346k
• WORLD HORIZONS LIMITED income £286k
• HORIZONS (PLYMOUTH) income £278k

Side by side with its peers

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