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THE HUDSON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 280332 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

What the accounts disclose

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.

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).

Trustees

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?

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.

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