HUGGARD
Registered charity 703074 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C A S H, CARDIFF ACTION FOR SINGLE HOMELESS
The relief of poverty in particular in the care and treatment and provision of day care facilities for persons who are homeless or suffering from psychological or physical infirmity or who by reason of adverse circumstances are thereby in need of help.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £39,074 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £3,214,031 and total expenditure of £3,247,241. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £3,044,794, with general funds of £577,441 and free reserves available of £619,878. The trustees and auditor confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Housing benefit (41% of income)
“Housing benefit paid to Huggard on behalf of the residents makes up a further 41% of income”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months (held: £577k)
“The trustees have established a policy which sets out that cash reserves should be at a level equal to the costs of continuation of the charity for the period of 6 months.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Carston ETL. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Huggard (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~11.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/06/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- ANDRINA RHIANNON MATTHEWSONchair
- Dr DAVID WILLIAMS
- Janice Christine Hill
- Julia Phillips Lewis
- MR KEN HAINES
- STEPHEN JOHN THOMAS · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cardiff
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HUGGARD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £39,074 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £3,214,031 and total expenditure of £3,247,241. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £3,044,794, with general funds of £577,441 and free reserves available of £619,878. The trustees and auditor confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Carston ETL.
Who funds HUGGARD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HUGGARD as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST, IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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