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THE HUDSON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 280332 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The activities are to aid the relief of the aged and infirm generally and without prejudice to the foregoing support other charitable causes as the Trustees shall determine. The preference for funding is to assist charitable organisations in the community of Wisbech and District.

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Latest income
£976k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Foundation has free reserves of £1,058,051, which exceeds its stated core reserve policy target of £200,000. The Foundation relies on a wholly owned trading subsidiary for its principal funding and reports a net resource expenditure of £120,765 for the year, yet maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Trading subsidiary income (83% of income)
“The principal funding source of the Foundation is the wholly owned trading subsidiary, Alan Hudson Limited, which rents the Foundation's property and donates any taxable profits by way of gift aid to the Foundation.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three years core expenditure (held: £1.1m)
“They have therefore established a core reserve of £200,000 to cover at least three years core expenditure assuming no Gift Aid receipts from Alan Hudson Ltd.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Wisbech and Fenland Museum
“During November 2021, the Foundation made a grant commitment of £36,000 payable at £1,000 per month from January 2022 to the Wisbech and Fenland Museum (Registered Charity No 311307). A further grant of £39,000 was awarded in July 2024, payable at £1,000 per month from February 2025. Mr D W Ball is a Trustee of the Wisbech and Fenland Museum.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Alan Hudson Limited
“The principal funding source of the Foundation is the wholly owned trading subsidiary, Alan Hudson Limited, which rents the Foundation's property and donates any taxable profits by way of gift aid to the Foundation.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wheelers. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

ALAN HUDSON LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

    Total income
    £976k
    Total spending
    £1.1m
    Cost of raising funds
    £1.1m
    Reserves (reported)
    £1.4m
    Employees
    20

    Reported reserves equal ~14.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Cambridgeshire

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/07/2025£976k£1.1m
    31/07/2024£1.2m£1.3m
    31/07/2023£1.7m£1.5m
    31/07/2022£716k£1.0m
    31/07/2021£1.7m£1.4m

    Common questions

    Is THE HUDSON FOUNDATION financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Foundation has free reserves of £1,058,051, which exceeds its stated core reserve policy target of £200,000. The Foundation relies on a wholly owned trading subsidiary for its principal funding and reports a net resource expenditure of £120,765 for the year, yet maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wheelers.

    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 AMATEURS TRUST1£115k
    THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£27k
    THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
    THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£10k
    THE BATCHWORTH TRUST1£5k
    FARRER AND CO CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k
    CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST1£250
    THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 19761£0

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    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Hudson's and Storer's Charities.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    THE HUDSON FOUNDATION£976k—0above—no doubt
    Hudson's and Storer's Charities FY2024£107k—0unclear—noted
    THE HINCHINGBROOKE FOUNDATION FY2025£313k—0unclear—no doubt
    HERTFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£10.7mmore than £70,0001unclear3.0%no doubt
    THE HUTCHINSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£509k—0unclear—no doubt
    BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£5.3mOver £60,0001unclear5.3%no doubt

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