Sir Harry & Lady Judith Solomon Charitable Foundation

Registered charity 326959 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q45133931 · also known as THE HEATHSIDE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HILLSDOWN CHARITABLE TRUST

General Charitable Purposes

Objects

SUCH PURPOSES (WHEREVER EFFECTED OR TO BE EFFECTED) AS SHALL FOR THE TIME BEING BE CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£58k
Latest spending
£553k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £8,781,466, which the trustees consider appropriate against their stated target of £8m-£10m. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. The charity relies on investment income and donations from related parties to fund its grant-making activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £8m-£10m (reserves figure: £8.8m)
“the Trustees have set the sum of £8m-£10m as their reserves target and aim to achieve this through their investment strategy and donations.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustees Louise Jacobs (£nil) and Juliet Solomon (£nil), and distributions from two trusts where nominees were related parties (£3,878,422).
“The charity received donations in the year totalling £3,878,422 (2023: Enil) as distributions from two trusts where the nominees were related parties to the charity. The charity also received donations from trustees Louise Jacobs of Enil (2023: £100,000) and Juliet Solomon of £nil (2023: £100,000).” — page 28
“The charity made grants totalling £50,000 (2023: £50,000) to The Portland Trust of which Sir Harry Solomon is a connected person.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant of £50,000 made to The Portland Trust, of which Sir Harry Solomon is a connected person.
“The charity received donations in the year totalling £3,878,422 (2023: Enil) as distributions from two trusts where the nominees were related parties to the charity. The charity also received donations from trustees Louise Jacobs of Enil (2023: £100,000) and Juliet Solomon of £nil (2023: £100,000).” — page 28
“The charity made grants totalling £50,000 (2023: £50,000) to The Portland Trust of which Sir Harry Solomon is a connected person.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant of £5,000 made to The Shine for Shani Charitable Trust, a charity of which other Trustees are a trustee.
“The charity received donations in the year totalling £3,878,422 (2023: Enil) as distributions from two trusts where the nominees were related parties to the charity. The charity also received donations from trustees Louise Jacobs of Enil (2023: £100,000) and Juliet Solomon of £nil (2023: £100,000).” — page 28
“The charity made grants totalling £50,000 (2023: £50,000) to The Portland Trust of which Sir Harry Solomon is a connected person.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Interest-free loan of £nil made to Qtec Analytics Limited, a company connected to Sir Harry Solomon; £71,112 owed by the company at year end.
“The charity received donations in the year totalling £3,878,422 (2023: Enil) as distributions from two trusts where the nominees were related parties to the charity. The charity also received donations from trustees Louise Jacobs of Enil (2023: £100,000) and Juliet Solomon of £nil (2023: £100,000).” — page 28
“The charity made grants totalling £50,000 (2023: £50,000) to The Portland Trust of which Sir Harry Solomon is a connected person.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BKL Audit LLP. Discloses 4 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.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£4.0m
Total spending
£724k
Cost of raising funds
£41k
Reserves (reported)
£8.8m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 1.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£58k£553k
31/12/2024£4.0m£724k
31/12/2023£626k£694k
31/12/2022£820k£628k
31/12/2021£391k£490k

Common questions

Is Sir Harry & Lady Judith Solomon Charitable Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £8,781,466, which the trustees consider appropriate against their stated target of £8m-£10m. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. The charity relies on investment income and donations from related parties to fund its grant-making activities. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by BKL Audit LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Sir Harry & Lady Judith Solomon Charitable Foundation£58k—0unclear—no doubt
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£227k—0unclear—no doubt
SCJM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£54k—0below—noted
P AND C HICKINBOTHAM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£97k—0above—noted
THE JOHN MACLEOD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£226k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SHALOM TRUST FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt

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