THE HOWE GREEN TRUST

Registered charity 266953 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General charitable purposes

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

Latest income

£107k

Latest spending

£296k

Registered

1974

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £8,893,222, significantly exceeding its stated policy of retaining sufficient cash to pay expenses. The trustees 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: retain sufficient cash to pay expenses (held: £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 trustee James Trafford 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 trustee Mark Sharman 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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

James Anthony Trafford · trustee of 7 other charities
MARK RICHARD WILLIAM SHARMAN · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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 accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £8,893,222, significantly exceeding its stated policy of retaining sufficient cash to pay expenses. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Greenacre Trust Limited.

Greenacre Trust Limited income £1.6m
THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATION income £188k
THE HOWE GREEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED income £2.0m
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN TRUST income £115k
THE HOMESTEAD CHARITABLE TRUST income £279k
FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST income £236k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HOWE GREEN TRUST	£107k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Greenacre Trust Limited FY2025	£1.6m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATION FY2025	£188k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE HOWE GREEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£2.0m	£60,001 - £70,000	2	unclear	—	no doubt
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN TRUST FY2025	£115k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HOMESTEAD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£279k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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