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THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY

Registered charity 509367 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£955k
Latest spending
£735k
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £20,850,252, with unrestricted free reserves of £443,716. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of maintaining free reserves equivalent to approximately one year’s charitable expenditure, and the accounts confirm that current levels are more than sufficient to cover at least one year’s charitable expenditure.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately one year’s charitable expenditure (held: £444k)
“The trustees have set a long-term objective to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level equivalent to approximately one year’s charitable expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: As at 5th April 2025, a balance owed to the beneficiaries of FG Higgs / FJ Hope Trust from Hope Property Management Limited totaled £46,722.54 (2024: £64,900.73). M F Knatchbull-Hugessen is a trustee of both FG Higgs & FJ Hope Trust and a director of Hope Property Management Limited. A E Higgs Charity is a trustee of the FJ Hope Trust.
“As at 5th April 2025, a balance owed to the beneficiaries of FG Higgs / FJ Hope Trust from Hope Property Management Limited totaled £46,722.54 (2024: £64,900.73). M F Knatchbull-Hugessen is a trustee of both FG Higgs & FJ Hope Trust and a director of Hope Property Management Limited. A E Higgs Charity is a trustee of the FJ Hope Trust.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Hope Property Managements Limited, Plough Hill Land
“The results and headline balance sheet accounts for Hope Property Managements Limited and Plough Hill Land are shown in note 13.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Armstrongs Accountancy Ltd.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£955k
Total spending
£735k
Cost of raising funds
£191k
Reserves (reported)
£444k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~7.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Coventry City · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£955k£735k
05/04/2024£676k£621k
05/04/2023£575k£639k
05/04/2022£583k£548k
05/04/2021£417k£903k

Common questions

Is THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £20,850,252, with unrestricted free reserves of £443,716. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of maintaining free reserves equivalent to approximately one year’s charitable expenditure, and the accounts confirm that current levels are more than sufficient to cover at least one year’s charitable expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Armstrongs Accountancy Ltd.

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