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HCPT (HOSANNA HOUSE AND CHILDREN'S PILGRIMAGE TRUST)

Registered charity 281074 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HCPT, HCPT - THE PILGRIMAGE TRUST, HCPT PILGRIMAGE TRUST · also registered in Scotland as SC043743 (OSCR)

Offering children and adults with disabilities pilgrimage holidays to Lourdes, France.

Causes: Disability · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.5m
Latest spending
£3.9m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased by £832,774 during the year, resulting in a net deficit. The trustees report that free reserves are currently below the minimum level set out in the charity's reserves policy, and they are working to mitigate further losses to return reserves to required levels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee paid by the Trust had emoluments paid between £80,000 - £90,000 (2023: One employee: 80,000 £90,000). One employee paid by the Trust had emoluments paid between £70,000 - £80,000 (2023: nil).” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £678k; policy: £2,500,000)
“With the current level of free reserves (as defined above – general unrestricted funds plus designated funds, with the exception of freehold property and group sundry accounts) being £678,024 and therefore below the minimum as set out in the policy, the trustees are working to mitigate further losses to return this to the required levels.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Seven Trustees made donations totalling £2,568.
“Seven Trustees made donations totalling £2,568 (2023: Four Trustees made donations totalling £1,380). Transactions with Hosanna France, HCPT (1980) Limited and HCPT (1980) France SARL are not disclosed as exemption has been taken under Financial Reporting Standard 102 for wholly owned subsidiaries.” — page 41
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: HCPT (1980) Limited, HCPT (1980) France SARL
“These financial statements consolidate the results, assets and liabilities of the Charity’s subsidiaries (HCPT (1980) Ltd, Hosanna France, SARL HCPT (1980) France) on a line by line basis.” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Magma Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — HCPT (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income
£3.5m
Total spending
£3.9m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£292k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 34.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: France · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£3.5m£3.9m
31/10/2024£4.6m£5.5m
31/10/2023£3.8m£5.3m
31/10/2022£2.0m£2.6m
31/10/2021£1.8m£1.4m

Common questions

Is HCPT (HOSANNA HOUSE AND CHILDREN'S PILGRIMAGE TRUST) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased by £832,774 during the year, resulting in a net deficit. The trustees report that free reserves are currently below the minimum level set out in the charity's reserves policy, and they are working to mitigate further losses to return reserves to required levels. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Magma Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of HCPT (HOSANNA HOUSE AND CHILDREN'S PILGRIMAGE TRUST) earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

Who funds HCPT (HOSANNA HOUSE AND CHILDREN'S PILGRIMAGE TRUST)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HCPT (HOSANNA HOUSE AND CHILDREN'S PILGRIMAGE TRUST) as a grant recipient include SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUST, EDITH BESSIE GIBSON TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£12k
SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£12k
SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4k
EDITH BESSIE GIBSON TRUSTFY2024£2kFor the general advancement of the Roman Catholic religion
EDITH BESSIE GIBSON TRUSTFY2023£2kFor the general advancement of the Roman Catholic religion
EDITH BESSIE GIBSON TRUSTFY2022£2k
EDITH BESSIE GIBSON TRUSTFY2025£2k

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 DAGNY RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST1—
CHK Foundation1£180k
THE MACKIE FOUNDATION1£134k
DAWAT-E-HADIYAH TRUST (UNITED KINGDOM)1£79k
THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY SEPULCHRE CAMBRIDGE1£20k
THE REED FOUNDATION1£9k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST1£4k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HCPT (HOSANNA HOUSE AND CHILDREN'S PILGRIMAGE TRUST)£3.5m£80,001 - £90,000—below—no doubt
THE BRITISH PILGRIMAGE TRUST CIO FY2024£243k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SEND A CHILD TO HUCKLOW FUND CIO FY2025£135k—0unclear—noted
FAYZ-E-HUSAYNI INTERNATIONAL TRUST FY2024£966k—0above—no doubt
HOUSE OF PRAISE TRUST FY2024£1.7m——below—no doubt
BETHANY CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025£355k—0unclear—no doubt

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