Huggard

Analysis

Huggard is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in June 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02509188). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Huggard reported income of £3.2m and spending of £3.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £3.2m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Huggard sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Self Help Africa (UK) (£3.2m), The Scottish Hospital of the Foundation of King Charles the Second (Royal Scottish Corporation) (£3.2m) and Paddington Development Trust (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, donations and legacies 31% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £110k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 56 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.