THE HOWE GREEN TRUST

Registered charity 266953 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General charitable purposes

Objects

SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£107k
Latest spending
£296k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted net assets of £8,893,222, primarily driven by significant realised gains on land sales. While the charity reported a net expenditure on activities before investment gains, its overall funds increased substantially due to these capital gains. The trustees consider 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: retain sufficient cash to pay expenses (reserves figure: £8.9m)
“In the past the trustees' policy has been to use its available income to make grants while retaining sufficient cash to pay expenses.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Fees paid to Charles Russell Speechlys, a firm in which James Trafford (Trustee) was a partner until 30 April 2024.
“Fees of £39,751 (2024: £44,893) were paid to Charles Russell Speechlys, a firm in which James Trafford was a partner until 30 April 2024, under authority of the trust deed.” — page 10
“A grant of £100,000 (2024: £Nil) was given to the Elmgrant Trust, a charity of which Mark Sharman is also a trustee.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant of £100,000 given to the Elmgrant Trust, a charity of which Mark Sharman (Trustee) is also a trustee.
“Fees of £39,751 (2024: £44,893) were paid to Charles Russell Speechlys, a firm in which James Trafford was a partner until 30 April 2024, under authority of the trust deed.” — page 10
“A grant of £100,000 (2024: £Nil) was given to the Elmgrant Trust, a charity of which Mark Sharman is also a trustee.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2024 (received 28/08/2025, 204 days after the 05/02/2025 due date); year ending 05/04/2023 (received 26/08/2025, 568 days after the 05/02/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£107k£296k
05/04/2024£60k£202k
05/04/2023£134k£64k
05/04/2022£8k£0
05/04/2021£6k£0

Common questions

Is THE HOWE GREEN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted net assets of £8,893,222, primarily driven by significant realised gains on land sales. While the charity reported a net expenditure on activities before investment gains, its overall funds increased substantially due to these capital gains. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HOWE GREEN TRUST£107k——unclear—no doubt
THE GROVE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£9k—0above—no doubt
THE GEOFF HILL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£73k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HAYDN GREEN FOUNDATION FY2025£2.7m£150,000 +2unclear—no doubt
GREEN HILL TRUST FY2026£95k—0unclear—noted
THE HARROP GREEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£28k—0unclear—no doubt

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