HEDGCOCK BEQUEST

Registered charity 230147 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEDGE COCK BEQUEST

Grants are awarded to small community and voluntary groups that must work for the benefit of residents of Brighton & Hove.

Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES, INSTITUTIONS OR OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS IN ENGLAND AS THE BRIGHTON CORPORATION MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SELECT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£44k

Latest spending

£44k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £1,298,181 to £1,243,794 during the year, while total income fell to £43,901 from £51,732 in the prior period. The trustees report no evident risks to continued operations and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to ensure current levels of grant aid can be maintained for the foreseeable future regardless of donation or other income (held: £1.2m)

“It is the trustee’s policy to maintain sufficient reserves to ensure current levels of grant aid can be maintained for the foreseeable future regardless of donation or other income.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints 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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£44k	£44k
31/03/2024	£52k	£55k
31/03/2023	£51k	£55k
31/03/2022	£39k	£43k
31/03/2021	£44k	£52k

Common questions

Is HEDGCOCK BEQUEST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £1,298,181 to £1,243,794 during the year, while total income fell to £43,901 from £51,732 in the prior period. The trustees report no evident risks to continued operations and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.