THE CHARLES HALLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 236149 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HALLE TRUST FUND

The Charles Halle Foundation raises funds to assist the Halle Concerts Society in its non-core activities and in particular to finance foreign tours by the Halle Orchestra, to create opportunities to encourage young British astists and composers, to provide special concerts for young people and to support the Halle's education and outreach programme.

Objects

TO INCLUDE THE FINANCING OF FOREIGN TOURS BY THE HALLE-ORCHESTRA, THE CREATION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF YOUNG BRITISH ARTISTS AND COMPOSERS AND THE PROVISION OF SPECIAL CONCERTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO AWAKEN THEIR INTEREST IN MUSIC.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND FOREIGN

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Manchester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£242k
Latest spending
£219k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves at the year-end were £14,835, which the Trustees consider reasonable given their stated policy target of £10,000. The charity reported a net expenditure of £94,791 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £109,624 to £14,833. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (reserves figure: £15k)
“The Trustees consider that a target reserves level of £10,000 is sufficient as the Foundation continues to receive donations on a regular basis”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made individual donations to the charity.
“A number of the Trustees have made individual donations to the Charles Hallé Foundation during the year.” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£242k£219k
05/04/2024£281k£376k
05/04/2023£367k£269k
05/04/2022£302k£309k
05/04/2021£279k£281k

Common questions

Is THE CHARLES HALLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves at the year-end were £14,835, which the Trustees consider reasonable given their stated policy target of £10,000. The charity reported a net expenditure of £94,791 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £109,624 to £14,833. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds THE CHARLES HALLE FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CHARLES HALLE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include EARL OF CHESTER'S FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EARL OF CHESTER'S FUNDFY2024£3k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HALE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CHARLES HALLE FOUNDATION£242k—0above—no doubt
THE HALE TRUST FY2025£34k—0unclear—no doubt
HALLE CONCERTS SOCIETY FY2025£10.8m——unclear3.4%no doubt
HALE VILLAGE HALL FY2025£51k—0above—no doubt
NONCLASSICAL FY2025£196k—0above—no doubt
FULHAM AND HAMMERSMITH CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025£41k—0above—no doubt

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