SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 225870 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For such Roman Catholic charitable purposes as the trustees shall, in their absolute discretion and from time to time, think fit.

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Latest income

£740k

Latest spending

£1.0m

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £33,608,578, which the trustees consider a solid level sufficient to cover fluctuations in income and ensure grants are paid. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: UK dividends (49% of income)

“UK dividends 360,767” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: aims to provide sustainable funds for the future (held: £33.6m)

“The charity is reliant on its return from investments to fund its charitable aim, and therefore has a reserves policy which aims to provide sustainable funds for the future.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant to Downside Abbey where trustee Dom James Hood is also a Trustee

“During the year, the Trust made grants of £60,000 to Downside Abbey (2024: £60,000). One of the trustees, Dom James Hood, is also a Trustee of Downside Abbey.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income

£740k

Total spending

£1.0m

Cost of raising funds

£102k

Reserves (reported)

£33.6m

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 13.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MARGARET MARIE ELIZABETH FELICIA HOODchair
CHRISTIAN EDWARD ELWES
DOM JAMES HOOD OSB · trustee of 2 other charities
LADY TRUE
LORD TRUE CBE

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

Operates in: Botswana · Chile · Ethiopia · India · Italy · Kenya · Scotland · South Africa · Tanzania · Throughout England And Wales · Uganda · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£740k	£1.0m
05/04/2024	£834k	£855k
05/04/2023	£738k	£858k
05/04/2022	£732k	£868k
05/04/2021	£653k	£927k

Common questions

Is SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £33,608,578, which the trustees consider a solid level sufficient to cover fluctuations in income and ensure grants are paid. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST.

FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST income £236k
ORDER OF THE COMPANY OF MARY OUR LADY CIO income £424k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARLOW income £303k
THE HOWE GREEN TRUST income £107k
HURDALE CHARITY LIMITED income £2.3m
THE HOMESTEAD CHARITABLE TRUST income £279k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUST	£740k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£236k	—	above	—	no doubt
ORDER OF THE COMPANY OF MARY OUR LADY CIO FY2025	£424k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARLOW FY2024	£303k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE HOWE GREEN TRUST FY2025	£107k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HURDALE CHARITY LIMITED FY2025	£2.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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