THE HUNT SERVANTS' FUND

Registered charity 229974 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Charity are to promote education and training and to relieve poverty amongst Hunt Servants, their spouses, widows, widowers, children and remoter issue. Income is generated by donations, legacies and fund raising events.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£321k
Latest spending
£124k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £299,777 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by investment gains and legacies. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £2,306,686, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet anticipated obligations. The charity holds no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Legacies
“The charity received three legacies in the year totalling £201,430.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient income to enable allowances and grants to be awarded to the anticipated number of applicants (held: £2.3m)
“The Trustees’ policy on reserves is to maintain such reserves as will provide sufficient income to enable allowances and grants to be awarded to the anticipated number of applicants.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£321k£124k
31/12/2023£111k£111k
31/12/2022£99k£112k
31/12/2021£136k£104k
31/12/2020£196k£93k

Common questions

Is THE HUNT SERVANTS' FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £299,777 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by investment gains and legacies. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £2,306,686, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet anticipated obligations. The charity holds no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HUNT SERVANTS' FUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HUNT SERVANTS' FUND as a grant recipient include PAYNE GALLWEY 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PAYNE GALLWEY 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£8k
PAYNE GALLWEY 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£8k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE A M FENTON TRUST1£22k
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SERVING HUMANITY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HUNT SERVANTS' FUND£321k—0unclear—no doubt
SERVING HUMANITY FOUNDATION FY2025£228k—0unclear—no doubt
HUNTER HALL SCHOOL LTD FY2025£1.0mGreater than £60,0001above—no doubt
POOR SERVANTS OF THE MOTHER OF GOD FY2025£24.0m——within—no doubt
COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE FY2024£207k—0within—no doubt
ALEX HOGG MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£847k—0within—no doubt

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