JOHN HOLFORD'S CHARITY

Registered charity 223046 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the John Holford Charity are the relieving either generally or individually persons resident in the parish of Clutton, parish of Middlewich, Borough of Congleton and part of Astbury who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress.

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

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £5,275,905, supported by significant investment and property income totaling £613,154. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £362,148 after covering charitable grants and administrative expenditures. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 31.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER GORDON HENRETTY · trustee of 3 other charities
• DENIS MURPHY · trustee of 3 other charities
• Fionnuala Mary Keen
• Isabella Roberts
• Jane Shelmerdine
• Rev Heather Carter
• Rev Ian Peter Enticott

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE MINSTER CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HALIFAX.

• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE MINSTER CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HALIFAX income £499k
• CONGLETON INCLOSURE TRUST income £150k
• JOHN HODGES' TRUST FOR HARPSDEN HALL income £142k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS', HOOLE income £339k
• JOHN HUNTINGDON'S CHARITY income £784k
• THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY income £409k

Side by side with its peers

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