SOUTH HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITY

Registered charity 212336 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES, SOUTH HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITYIES

The Charity makes grants for the relief of poverty and advancement in life.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.

Area of benefit: ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTH HACKNEY

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cotswold, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£151k
Latest spending
£193k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £332,100 are considered satisfactory by the trustees against a policy target of maintaining five years of grant funding. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £9,434 for the year, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding investment income, though it maintains sufficient cash resources to meet immediate liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 14.8% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Expenditure on raising funds for the year to 31 March 2025 was £22,360 (31% March 2024 £20,686).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: five years of regular ongoing grants (reserves figure: £332k)
“The trustees will maintain adequate free reserves to meet regular ongoing grants for five years” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hackney

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£151k£193k
31/03/2024£148k£215k
31/03/2023£222k£244k
31/03/2022£226k£189k
31/03/2021£234k£215k

Common questions

Is SOUTH HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £332,100 are considered satisfactory by the trustees against a policy target of maintaining five years of grant funding. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £9,434 for the year, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding investment income, though it maintains sufficient cash resources to meet immediate liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTH HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITY£151k—0above14.8%no doubt
WEST HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITY FY2025£151k—0unclear—no doubt
HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES FY2025£227k—0unclear—no doubt
ACTIVITEENS FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHARITIES FY2025£25k—0below—no doubt
THE SYDNEY BLACK CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2026£70k—0above—no doubt

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