JOHN HOLFORD'S CHARITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 14 November 1984
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £740,496
Latest expenditure: £304,509
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: PARISH OFFICE, St. Peters Church, Watergate Street, CHESTER, CH1 2LA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.johnholfordcharity.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objects of the John Holford Charity are the relieving either generally or individually persons resident in the parish of Clutton, parish of Middlewich, Borough of Congleton and part of Astbury who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £740,496
Total Gross Expenditure: £304,509

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 20 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £613,154
Total Gross Expenditure: £290,007

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £256,144
Total Gross Expenditure: £94,995

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £117,036
Total Gross Expenditure: £88,950

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £117,420
Total Gross Expenditure: £94,353

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £740,496
Total Gross Expenditure: £304,509
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £613,154
Total Gross Expenditure: £290,007
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £256,144
Total Gross Expenditure: £94,995
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £117,036
Total Gross Expenditure: £88,950
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £117,420
Total Gross Expenditure: £94,353
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 691831
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 691831
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £304,509
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 304509
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,878,644
Assets Total Fixed: 5764017
Assets Own Use: 3825000
Assets Long Term Investment: 1939017
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £115,677
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,050
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,878,644
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1050
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £61,373
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5878644
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 5878644
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 576182
Income Investments: 36972
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 613154
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £193,605
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £96,402
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 290007
Expenditure Investment Management: 3799
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2774
Expenditure Governance: 93628
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 39001
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 5241655
Assets Own Use: 3825000
Assets Long Term Investment: 1416655
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £58,856
Assets Total Liabilities: £24,606
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,275,905
Creditors One Year Total Current: 24606
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £58,856
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5275905
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 5275905
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire East
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: JOHN HOLFORD'S CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1984-11-14T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: SCHEME OF 14 NOVEMBER 1984
Charitable Objects: 1. A YEARLY SUM NOT EXCEEDING 5% OF THE YEARLY INCOME IN RELIEVING PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF CLUTTON WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. 2. SUBJECT TO THE PAYMENTS, AFORESAID THE YEARLY INCOME SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE EQUAL PARTS FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF MIDDLEWICH, THE BOROUGH OF CONGLETON AND THAT PART OF ASTBURY WHICH LIES OUTSIDE THE SAID BOROUGH WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.
Area Of Benefit: SEE OBJECTS

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management