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THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED

Registered charity 326839 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £47,925,395, with unrestricted reserves of £18,698,775, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover support and governance costs. The charity generated a net incoming resource of £23,406 from unrestricted funds, supported by investment income of £1,637,796, while expenditure on charitable activities totaled £1,455,104. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future and note no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: generate investment income to fund future grant making at a level of approximately £1.2m per annum in perpetuity (held: £18.7m)
“The trustees' long-term aim is to maintain total funds at a level which will generate investment income to fund future grant making at a level of approximately £1.2m per annum in perpetuity.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£2.1m
Cost of raising funds
£169k
Reserves (reported)
£3.8m
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~21.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£2.1m
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.4m£1.9m
31/03/2022£1.4m£1.6m
31/03/2021£2.7m£1.8m

Common questions

Is THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £47,925,395, with unrestricted reserves of £18,698,775, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover support and governance costs. The charity generated a net incoming resource of £23,406 from unrestricted funds, supported by investment income of £1,637,796, while expenditure on charitable activities totaled £1,455,104. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future and note no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

Who funds THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED as a grant recipient include The Edge Ministries, COLCHESTER ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
The Edge MinistriesFY2025£5k
COLCHESTER ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYFY2021£1k

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MUSLIM COMMUNITY & EDUCATION CENTRE (MCEC)1£5k

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