HULL TRINITY HOUSE CHARITY
Registered charity 220331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Provide financial grants and accommodation in Alms Houses. Maintain and rent out properties to provide the income to help beneficiaries
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds increased to £52,052,595, with unrestricted free reserves standing at £20,513,408. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £9,867,418, driven by significant gains on the revaluation of fixed assets and investments, despite a decrease in investment income compared to the prior year. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: unclear (held: £20.5m)
“The Trustees have reviewed the reserves of the Charity. Reserves are needed to maintain the Rest Homes, provide grants for the retired mariners and their dependants, protect and maintain the income producing properties and to support the Hull Trinity House Academy.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from The Corporation of Trinity House in Kingston upon Hull
“During the year the Charity has received donations totalling £2,310,000 from The Corporation of the Trinity House in Kingston upon Hull.” — page 6
“The Charity has also received a donation from Captain J D Robinson and Captain M E Kelly, two of its Trustees, amounting to £8,912. This related to the profit generated from the sale of a boat.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Trustees Captain J D Robinson and Captain M E Kelly
“During the year the Charity has received donations totalling £2,310,000 from The Corporation of the Trinity House in Kingston upon Hull.” — page 6
“The Charity has also received a donation from Captain J D Robinson and Captain M E Kelly, two of its Trustees, amounting to £8,912. This related to the profit generated from the sale of a boat.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by HLAS Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Capt. P.J. Cowing — Master Warden (source)
- Capt. G.J. Rawding — Co-Warden (source)
- Mr. P. Shearsmith — Secretary & Wardens' Clerk (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 03/09/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£20.5m
Reported reserves equal ~124.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (58% 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: 25.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/11/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HULL TRINITY HOUSE CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £52,052,595, with unrestricted free reserves standing at £20,513,408. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £9,867,418, driven by significant gains on the revaluation of fixed assets and investments, despite a decrease in investment income compared to the prior year. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HLAS Audit Limited.
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