Activities

As described by the charity on the register

HCF is a grant-making charity that makes grants to organisations predominantly in India.

Latest income

£44.5m

Expenditure

£31.1m

Financial year end

2024-12-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2020-12-31 £2.0m £1.2m
2021-12-31 £29.8m £22.0m
2022-12-31 £56.9m £25.5m
2023-12-31 £36.4m £29.9m
2024-12-31 £44.5m £31.1m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £13.1m
Charitable activities £0
Trading £27.4m
Investment income £4.0m
Total income £44.5m

Spending

Charitable spend £2.5m
Raising funds £28.6m
Grants to institutions £1.9m
Governance £18k
Total expenditure £31.1m

Balance sheet

Reserves £37.4m
Total funds £95.3m
— restricted £0
— unrestricted £95.3m
— endowment £0
Total assets £95.3m
Cash £2.9m

People

Employees 0

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who it helps

  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Organisations

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.