Hill House Foundation Trust, Registered Charity 1113706 Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31 August 2025 Charity’s principal address: 22 Vicarage Drive, East Sheen, London SW14 8RX
Structure, governance and management. The Trust was established by a charitable trust deed dated 23 December 2005.
The Trustees who served during the year were:
Richard Macleod Robinson, Patricia Anne Stoughton, Neil Ritchie Sullivan and Emily Formby
If a vacancy occurs the Trustees must note the fact in the minutes of their next meeting. Any eligible Trustee may be re-appointed. So long as there are fewer than three trustees, none of the powers or discretions conferred by the trust deed or by law on the trustees shall be exercisable by the remaining trustees except the power to appoint new trustees. Every trustee must be appointed or discharged by resolution of the trustees passed at a special meeting called in accordance with the Trust Deed. In selecting individuals for appointment as trustees, the Trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity. The Trustees must make available to each new Trustee, on his or her first appointment:
a) A copy of the Trust Deed and any amendments made to it; b) A copy of the charity’s latest report and statement of accounts.
All meetings, decisions must be made by a majority of the trustees present and voting on the question. The person chairing the meeting shall have a casting vote whether or not he or she has voted previously on the same question but no trustee in any other circumstances shall have more than one vote.
Risk Management.
The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
HILL HOUSE FOUNDATION TRUST Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31 August 2025 (continued)
Objectives and activities
The principal objects of the charity are:
Bursaries for children of Hill House School, contributions to prize funds for children of Hill House School and general charitable purposes Monies are distributed regularly in accordance with these objectives
In considering their activities the Trustees have had due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and in deciding what activities the Charity should undertake.
Achievements and performance
The Trustees are pleased with the investment income achieved.
Financial Review
Income from investments, interest received from UK bank and donations amounted to £48,149 with charitable gifts amounting to £59,800. All investments were managed by CCLA in their COIF Charities Investment Fund Income Units.
Reserves Policy
The Trustees’ policy on reserves is to retain sufficient unrestricted cash reserves to enable them to continue to maintain, so far as possible, their established level of charitable giving. The Trustees are confident that the level of reserves held are such that future investment income generated will enable the charity to meet its objectives.
Plans for the future
The Hill House Foundation Trust will continue to make donations to further the objects of the Trust.
On behalf of the board of Trustees
Bm ®B voros oO’) Trustee ,dated 15 November 2025
Hill House Foundation Trust
Accounts for the Year ended 31 August 2025
| Receipts Donations received Interest received from UK bank Profit on disposal of shares Dividends received Other income Gain on market value of shares Payments Bank Charges Payments in accordance with clause 3 of the Trust Deed Accountancy and Legal Insurance Loss on market value of shares Net Receipts/ (payments) position Represented by Coutts & Co - (Current account) Coutts & Co - (Special Reserve account) Skipton Building Society Account Other debtors/ (creditors) Amounts owed from/ (owed to) Hill House School CCLA Investment portfolio CCLA Deposit Less: Balance as at 1 September 2024 brought forward |
£ 2025 24,626 3,500 - 20,022 - 48,149 569 616 59,800 85,610 3,360 3,360 845 806 25,826 - 90,401 (42,252) £ 2025 - 11,096 1,229 8,918 2,600 700,155 68,828 792,827 (835,079) (42,252) HILL HOUSE FOUNDATION TRUST ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 |
£ 2024 29,856 3,885 - 19,549 - 54,063 107,353 90,391 16,962 £ 2024 - 20,571 1,173 22,950 (6,188) 725,981 70,591 835,079 (818,117) 16,962 |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees
Charity Name Hill House Foundation Trust
On accounts for the year 31 August 2025 ended Set out on pages
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2022.
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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