THE HYDE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 302918 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HYDE INSTITUTE AND READING ROOMS, THE HYDE

The promotion in the beneficial area of education, art and musicImproving conditions of life for recreation or other leisure occupationAward of scholarships, bursaries and maintenance allowances for educational puposes.The granting of financial assistance, outfits,clothing, etc.

Objects

(A) THE PROVISION FOR PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA OF LIBRARY FACILITES ADDITIONAL TO THOSE NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE COUNCIL. (B) THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF ART (INCLUDING MUSIC). (FR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 11 OF SCHEME).

Area of benefit: ECCLESIASTICAL PARISHES OF CHIPPING BARNET WITH ARKLEY AND ST MARY'S MONKEN HADLEY AND FUTURE CHANGES TO THE SAID ECCLESIASTICAL PARISHES OF CHIPPING BARNET WITH ARKLEY AND MONKEN HADLEY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Welwyn Hatfield, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£78k

Latest spending

£75k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £10,321 for the year, supported by rental and investment income. The trustees report that unrestricted general funds were maintained, with a specific property sinking fund being built up to cover future lease termination costs. The charity holds significant restricted and endowment funds, totaling over £2.7 million in net assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unrestricted general funds will be kept to a minimum (reserves figure: £140k)

“The Trustees continue to promote awareness of the available funds so that in future unrestricted general funds will be kept to a minimum.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Clerk fees and expenses

“Ms H Rook was paid clerk fees of £17,500 (2024: £10,000) and £670 (2024: £572) for the reimbursement of expenses during the year.” — page 19

“a grant of £1,500 was awarded to Monken Hadley Common Trust. One of the Charity's Trustees is also a Trustee of that charity.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant to Monken Hadley Common Trust

“Ms H Rook was paid clerk fees of £17,500 (2024: £10,000) and £670 (2024: £572) for the reimbursement of expenses during the year.” — page 19

“a grant of £1,500 was awarded to Monken Hadley Common Trust. One of the Charity's Trustees is also a Trustee of that charity.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant to Whitings Hill Primary School

“Ms H Rook was paid clerk fees of £17,500 (2024: £10,000) and £670 (2024: £572) for the reimbursement of expenses during the year.” — page 19

“a grant of £1,500 was awarded to Monken Hadley Common Trust. One of the Charity's Trustees is also a Trustee of that charity.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Barbara Taylorchair · trustee of 3 other charities
Averill Susan Lovatt · trustee of 2 other charities
Bob Burstow
Charlie Fisher · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Jacob Kurien · trustee of 1 other charity
Elaine Nicholson
Quentin Carruthers
Rev Francesco Aresco · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Tristan Chapman
Suzanne Direk

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

Operates in: Barnet · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£78k	£75k
31/12/2024	£78k	£56k
31/12/2023	£70k	£44k
31/12/2022	£55k	£44k
31/12/2021	£14	£56k

Common questions

Is THE HYDE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £10,321 for the year, supported by rental and investment income. The trustees report that unrestricted general funds were maintained, with a specific property sinking fund being built up to cover future lease termination costs. The charity holds significant restricted and endowment funds, totaling over £2.7 million in net assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Greater London Authority	11/12/2021	£50k	Hyde Foundation

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOL	1	£27k
JEG TRUST LIMITED	1	£25k
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£15k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	1	£5k
LONDON CATALYST	1	£5k
THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION	1	£3k
THE TRUEMARK TRUST	1	£3k
FORD BRITAIN TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HYDE BAND.

HYDE BAND income £38k
HYDE YOUNG PEOPLES ENTERPRISE income £33k
OUR HIDDEN TREASURE income £111k
HAYDEN FAMILY (UK) LTD. income £598k
THE ALTITUDE FOUNDATION income £159k
SYED HAMID CHARITABLE TRUST income £51k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HYDE FOUNDATION	£78k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HYDE BAND FY2025	£38k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HYDE YOUNG PEOPLES ENTERPRISE FY2025	£33k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OUR HIDDEN TREASURE FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HAYDEN FAMILY (UK) LTD. FY2025	£598k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ALTITUDE FOUNDATION FY2025	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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