HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

• Turnover

  —

  Not reported

• Cash

  +79.7%

  £605,331 → £1,087,873

• Net assets

  +18.6%

  £7,901,259 → £9,374,550

• Employees

  +20%

  5 → 6

• Profit before tax

  +50.2%

  £980,739 → £1,473,291

• Wages

  +17.5%

  £111,834 → £131,364

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Kendall Wadley LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“At the time of approving the accounts, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts.”

Significant events

• “In 2024-25, HCF continued to demonstrate strong performance, with £604,247 awarded in grants to community groups and individuals - compared with £748,110 in 2023-24. Our grants spanned a wide range from a £60 award from the HCF Care Fund for emergency dentistry care for a homeless individual, to £18,000 to Herefordshire Green Network from the Green Oak Fund. In total, HCF issued 552 grants, comprising 164 community grants and 388 individual awards.”
• “One of our proudest achievements this year was the launch of Baby Steps, an innovative programme supporting care-experienced parents and parents-to-be (aged 16-25). Thanks to £150,000 funding over three years via UKCF from the CCLA LAMIT Care Leavers Fund - matched by our Iron Fund - Baby Steps is the first initiative of its kind in Herefordshire.”
• “Partnering with the Talk Community Team at Herefordshire Council, HCF distributed £136,538 from the Household Support Fund. The funding helped 285 households with energy costs and essential white goods.”
• “We gratefully acknowledge a generous donation of £1million to the Iron Fund - which has been our flagship programme for the past eight years. In 2024-25, £70,932 was awarded across 42 grants (compared with £171,340 across 95 grants in the previous year).”
• “In 2024, we delivered the second round of grants from George's Fund, a memorial fund honouring the short and special life of George Price. Ten grants totalling £38,476 were awarded to projects encouraging children aged 3-11 years to connect with nature and build emotional resilience.”
• “The Mental Health Fund supported the training of Emotional Literacy and Support Assistants (ELSAs) across 85 primary schools, at a total cost of £24,500. ELSA is a nationally accredited early intervention programme equipping teaching assistants to support children's emotional wellbeing.”
• “Following widespread flooding across Herefordshire during the winter, we issued 77 awards to affected households and 3 schools and 1 sports centre totalling £24,250 through our Emergency Relief Fund. This compares with 11 awards totalling £4,237 in the previous year.”
• “We were pleased to work with the Basnett family and Hereford College of Arts (HCA) to launch the Andrew Basnett Memorial Fund, honouring the life and artistry of blacksmith Andrew Basnett. The first award supported the inaugural Andrew Basnett International Blacksmithing Masterclass...”
• “We were pleased to work with High Sheriff, Patricia Churchward, to award ten grants totalling £30,000 from the High Sheriff Fund. Established in 2016, the fund supports initiatives that promote law and order, and foster safer communities across Herefordshire.”
• “We were deeply grateful for the legacy gift of £250,000 from the estate of Stuart Michael Heaton. In 2012, Mr Heaton established the Heaton Fund with HCF to support good causes in and around Ledbury.”
• “To address digital exclusion, HCF distributed 19 laptops to community projects such as Burghill Talk Community Hub and Ledbury Refugee Support.”
• “We were thrilled to be named Charity of the Year 2024 by Herefordshire Means Business. It was truly uplifting to receive this recognition from our local business community - a testament to the collaborative spirit that drives our work.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

6

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

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