HF TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 313069 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as H F T LTD, HFT, HFT LTD, THE HOME FARM TRUST LIMITED
Provision of care services for adults with learning disabilities.Provision of advice and support to families and carers of people with learning disabilities
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a £4.3m deficit for the year ended 31 March 2025, a reduction from the previous year's £9.2m deficit, driven by a turnaround programme that reduced agency costs and central overheads. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are in a deficit position of £10.5m, falling below the stated policy target of three months' payroll (£16.2m), although designated property assets of £39.0m provide additional liquidity. The trustees and auditors have identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to secure a £10m long-term loan before existing facilities are exhausted, casting significant doubt on its 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
Largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income)
“Charitable activities (£81.3m) 95.7%” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 50.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising income v expenditure 2:1” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months payroll (held: £-10.5m)
“The general reserve policy states that there should be sufficient reserves to cover 3 months payroll which amounts to £16.2m.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“the Trustees consider there is material uncertainty in relation to the ability to secure the required funding in line with the timetable required before existing funding facilities are exhausted in the next 12 months, which may cast significant doubt on the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- WOOD, Stephanie — director, appointed 15/07/2026on trustee list
- JONES, Katie Ellen — director, appointed 15/07/2026on trustee list
- KNIGHT, Mark John Stewart — director, appointed 27/05/2026on trustee list
- WOOD, Paul Benson — director, appointed 27/05/2026on trustee list
- FLEMING, Julian Bruce, Dr — director, appointed 27/05/2026on trustee list
- BENNETT, Lee Jamie Paul — director, appointed 30/04/2026on trustee list
- BRIGHTMAN, Jane Emma — director, appointed 30/04/2026on trustee list
- BRYANT, Gillian Margaret — director, appointed 30/04/2026on trustee list
- MOHAMED, Abdi Omar — director, appointed 30/04/2026on trustee list
- YOUNGSON, Mairi Mclean, Dr — director, appointed 30/04/2026not on trustee list
- WHETTON, Robert Adrian — director, appointed 25/09/2025on trustee list
- MANNING, Andrew — director, appointed 25/09/2025on trustee list
- LAREDO, Jonathan Marx — director, appointed 01/02/2024on trustee list
- MORGAN, Paul James — director, appointed 19/10/2018on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
UK research funding (UKRI Gateway to Research)
CQC provider record: HF Trust Limited — Registered, 111 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 12/12/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Trustpilot: Hft scores 2.8/5 from 3 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (9,083 likes) · instagram (2,442 followers)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£999k
Reserves (reported)
£44.5m
Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- HF Trust - Lympne Place (High Trees and The Beeches): Requires improvement (11/08/2025) · CQC record
- HF Trust Chestnuts: Requires improvement (13/06/2023) · CQC record
- Wrekin Cottage - Telford (West Midlands): Requires improvement (18/05/2021) · CQC record
- HF Trust - 38 South Road: Good (28/12/2018) · CQC record
- HF Trust - 117 a & b Hitchin Road: Good (24/05/2019) · CQC record
- HF Trust - 330 Westward Road: Good (03/09/2019) · CQC record
- HF Trust - Trelowen: Good (16/12/2025) · CQC record
- HF Trust - 1 & 2 Clementi Court Houses: Good (20/12/2022) · CQC record
- HF Trust - 1 Foxlydiate Mews: Good (18/09/2018) · CQC record
- HF Trust - Chy Keres: Good (04/07/2023) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (31/12/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (31/12/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (16/06/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (08/05/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (16/03/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Abdi Mohamed
- Andrew Manning
- Dr Mairi McLean
- Gillian Bryant
- Jane Brightman · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jonathan Laredo
- Julian Fleming
- Katie Jones
- Lee Bennett
- Mark Knight
- PAUL JAMES MORGAN · trustee of 1 other charity
- Paul Wood
- Robert Whetton
- Stephanie Wood
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HF TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a £4.3m deficit for the year ended 31 March 2025, a reduction from the previous year's £9.2m deficit, driven by a turnaround programme that reduced agency costs and central overheads. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are in a deficit position of £10.5m, falling below the stated policy target of three months' payroll (£16.2m), although designated property assets of £39.0m provide additional liquidity. The trustees and auditors have identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to secure a £10m long-term loan before existing facilities are exhausted, casting significant doubt on its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.
Who funds HF TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HF TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION, Army Benevolent Fund, DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED, THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY.
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