CCEW Charity Commission profile

FRIENDS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Registered charity 290609 · organisation 290609

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
16 November 1984
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£1,083,468
Latest expenditure
£595,328
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: C/O CDS, 1 MULGRAVE CHAMBERS, 26-28 MULGRAVE ROAD, SUTTON, SURREY, SM2 6LE

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provision of assistance to UK taxpayer donors interested in supporting the activities of Harvard University and its various subdivisions as well as other activities related to education

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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
16 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
16 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,083,468
Total Gross Expenditure
£595,328
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
24 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
24 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£458,599
Total Gross Expenditure
£534,174
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
31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,015,167
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,251,694
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
28 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
28 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,511,020
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,850,149
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
28 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
28 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£784,335
Total Gross Expenditure
£898,150

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
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
16 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,083,468
Total Gross Expenditure
£595,328
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
2
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
24 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£458,599
Total Gross Expenditure
£534,174
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
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,015,167
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,251,694
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
4
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
28 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,511,020
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,850,149
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
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
28 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£784,335
Total Gross Expenditure
£898,150
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
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
16 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1083368
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
100
Income Total Income And Endowments
1083468
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£289
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£595,039
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
595328
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
548498
Expenditure Governance
46541
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-154
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,432
Assets Total Fixed
29
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
29
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£881,746
Assets Total Liabilities
£22,384
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£859,391
Creditors One Year Total Current
22384
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,665
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2432
Funds Restricted
856959
Funds Total
859391
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1015167
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1015167
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£726
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,250,968
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3251694
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
3207084
Expenditure Governance
43884
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-28627
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
64
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
64
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£635,533
Assets Total Liabilities
£188,466
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£447,131
Creditors One Year Total Current
188466
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£181,329
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2527
Funds Restricted
444604
Funds Total
447131
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
28 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
5511020
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
5511020
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,157
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,848,992
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2850149
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
2806906
Expenditure Governance
42086
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-159469
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
180
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
180
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,743,493
Assets Total Liabilities
£31,388
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,712,285
Creditors One Year Total Current
31388
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£23,090
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
30774
Funds Restricted
2681511
Funds Total
2712285
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
28 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
784335
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
784335
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,855
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£896,295
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
898150
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
872116
Expenditure Governance
24179
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
£0
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£486,417
Assets Total Liabilities
£275,534
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£210,883
Creditors One Year Total Current
275534
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£251,954
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-4727
Funds Restricted
215610
Funds Total
210883
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FRIENDS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1984-11-16T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 25TH OCTOBER 1984 as amended on 31 Jan 2019
Charitable Objects
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR FOR ANY EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH HARVARD UNIVERSITY ITS PAST AND PRESENT STUDENTS.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests