WILLIAM HILL SAUNDERS FUND

Registered charity 214198 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W H SAUNDERS FUND

Charitable assistance to defined group

Objects

FIRSTLY IN RELIEVING PERSONS IN NEED WHO ARE EMPLOYEES OR FORMER EMPLOYEES OF EITHER OF THE COMPANIES CALLED AYRTON SAUNDERS LTD AND AAH PHARMACEUTICALS LTD OR THE SPOUSES,WIDOWED SPOUSES,CHILDREN OR OTHER DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS.SUBJECT THERETO,IN RELIEVING LIKE PERSONS WHOSE CONNECTION IS NOT WITH EITHER COMPANY BUT WITH ONE UNDER THE CONTROL OF OR HAVING THE CONTROL OF EITHER OF THE COMPANIES OR UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE SAME PERSON OR PERSONS AS EITHER OF THE COMPANIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£69k
Latest spending
£62k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds increased to £62,065, while restricted funds stood at £1,579,659, resulting in total net assets of £1,641,724. The trustees report that the market value of investments increased by £17,709, noting that the Fund remains financially strong despite expenditure exceeding incoming resources in recent years. They confirm that systems are in place to mitigate risks and that reserves are reviewed to ensure liabilities can be met.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to ensure the charity is able to meet all current and known future liabilities (held: £62k)
“In accordance with guidelines issued by the Charity Commissioners, the trustees have adopted a policy regarding reserves to ensure the charity is able to meet all current and known future liabilities.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City · Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£69k£62k
05/04/2024£66k£55k
05/04/2023£61k£56k
05/04/2022£55k£50k
05/04/2021£47k£45k

Common questions

Is WILLIAM HILL SAUNDERS FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds increased to £62,065, while restricted funds stood at £1,579,659, resulting in total net assets of £1,641,724. The trustees report that the market value of investments increased by £17,709, noting that the Fund remains financially strong despite expenditure exceeding incoming resources in recent years. They confirm that systems are in place to mitigate risks and that reserves are reviewed to ensure liabilities can be met. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.