THE HULL AID IN SICKNESS TRUST
To relieve in cash persons of need resident in the city and county of Kingston Upon Hull who are sick, convalescent, disabled or infirm and on low income.
Objects
TO RELIEVE IN CASES OF NEED PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF KINGSTON UPON HULL WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED OR INFIRM.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,285 for the year ended 30 August 2025, driven by charitable expenditure increasing to £20,912. Per the trustees' report, the charity is totally reliant on investment income, which decreased slightly to £40,121, resulting in a 5.4% drop in overall incoming resources. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £87,543, while designated contingency reserves increased to £80,194 to cover administration and support costs.
What the accounts disclose
“Dividend income, which forms the bulk of the Trust's income, has increased this year to a total of £40,121” — page 8
“Reserves in the form of cash held on deposit are maintained at a level sufficient to cover at least two quarters administration and support.” — page 8
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- Alan Barry Hardy
- HONORARY ALDERMAN MRS PAT ELLIS
- PETER J D BREWER
- REVEREND JOHN ALLEN BAGSHAWE
- Timothy Francis Durkin
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/08/2025 | £41k | £34k |
| 30/08/2024 | £43k | £26k |
| 30/08/2023 | £37k | £31k |
| 30/08/2022 | £36k | £30k |
| 30/08/2021 | £35k | £41k |
Common questions
Is THE HULL AID IN SICKNESS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,285 for the year ended 30 August 2025, driven by charitable expenditure increasing to £20,912. Per the trustees' report, the charity is totally reliant on investment income, which decreased slightly to £40,121, resulting in a 5.4% drop in overall incoming resources. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £87,543, while designated contingency reserves increased to £80,194 to cover administration and support costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.