2024-12-31-accounts

Hilton Food Group Charitable Foundation 1176224 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2024 31/12/2024

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 82,436 31,828 - - - - - - 114,264 - - - 114,264 410 100,000 3,666 - - - - - - 104,076 - - - 104,076 10,188 - 9,179 19,367	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 82,436 31,828 - - - - - - 114,264 - - - 114,264 410 100,000 3,666 - - - - - - 104,076 - - - 104,076 10,188	Total funds to the nearest £ 82,436 31,828 - - - - - - 114,264 - - - 114,264 410 100,000 3,666 - - - - - - 104,076 - - - 104,076 10,188	Last year to the nearest £
Fundraisingevents	82,436					98,032
Other donations received	31,828					-
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	114,264					98,032
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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Total receipts A3 Payments
						98,032
Event costs	410					4,600
Charitable donations	100,000					100,000
Independent examination	3,666					-
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Sub total	104,076					104,600
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
						104,600
	10,188	-	-	10,188		- 6,568
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	9,179	-	-	9,179		15,747
	19,367	-	-	19,367		9,179

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details Bank account Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 19,367 - -	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 19,367 - -	Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - -	Endowment funds to nearest £
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		19,367		-	-
		OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Matt Osborne		OK	OK
					Endowment funds to nearest £
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					Date of approval
		Matt Osborne			28/10/2025

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Period start date Period end date 1 January 2024 To 31 December 2024

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From

Section A

Reference and administration details

Charity name Hilton Food Group Charitable Foundation

Registered charity number (if any)[Charity number: 1176224 ] Company number: CE012628

Charity's principal address Hilton Food Group plc 2-8 The Interchange, Latham Road Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 6YE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4	Trustee name	Office (ifany)
	PhilipHeffer	Chair
	Matt Osborne	Trustee
	Lizzie Downes	Trustee

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing Constitution document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) constituted (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

[Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a] (eg. appointed by, elected by)[(1)] term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. (2) In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

March 2012

TAR

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Section C

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are:

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To advance such charitable purposes according to the law of England and Wales as the trustees see fit from time to time.

Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the The charity carries out its objects by raising money for nominated public benefit in relation to charitable causes through corporate events. these objects (include within this section the statutory The trustees have had regard to the public benefit guidance issued by declaration that trustees have the Charity Commission. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Policy on grant making

When planning a corporate event the trustees will consider which charity or charities will benefit from the funds raised from that event.

The trustees will only approve charities that are:

 registered charities having a charity number, or

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• exempt or excepted charities from registering

• The trustees may give preference to charities whose purposes include:  The prevention or relief of poverty

• The advancement of education, health including the saving of lives, animal welfare and environmental protection or improvement

• The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

• contribution made by volunteers.

Contribution made by volunteers

The charity is grateful for the contribution made by volunteers from the Hilton Food Group in organising and running the corporate event held during the year.

Section D Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Achievements and performance

The Charity’s fundraising activities generated £114,264 of income for the year ended 31 December 2024 (2023: £98,032). This in turn allowed the Trustees to make £100,000 (£100,000) of donations split equally between two registered Charities.

March 2012

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Section E

Financial review

Brief statement of the There is no current need or desire for the charity to build up reserves. charity’s policy on reserves Therefore, funds raised through corporate events are distributed to its nominated charities.

Details of any funds materially There are no funds in deficit. in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

None.

Section G

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Matthew Osborne Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc) Date 28/10/2025

March 2012

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages	Charity Name Hilton Food Group Charitable Foundation	Charity Name Hilton Food Group Charitable Foundation	Charity Name Hilton Food Group Charitable Foundation
	31 December 2024	Charity no (if any)	1176224
	1 to 2 of the Receipts and Payments Accounts

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Charity”) for the year ended 31/12/2024.

• Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Charity, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed 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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

• accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or

• the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:		29/10/2025
	Joanna Boatfield
	FCA CTA DChA
	Ensors
	Victory House, Vision Park, Chivers Way
	Histon, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9ZR

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

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October 2018

IER

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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October 2018

IER