HIDDEN NEEDS TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 7 January 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £9,361
Latest expenditure: £11,156
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Halfway House Farm, Yeovil Road, Sherborne, DT9 4PX

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Hidden Needs Trust (HNT) raises funds by various means in order to give support, financially and advisory, to those affected by Special Educational Needs (SEN). Grants are considered annually subject to application conditions and it's governing document.

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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: 8 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 8 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £9,361
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,156

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: 10 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,729
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,544

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: 17 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £15,935
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,720

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: 24 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £6,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,155

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: 6 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £5,345
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,411

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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: 8 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £9,361
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,156
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 1

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: 10 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,729
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,544
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 2

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: 17 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £15,935
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,720
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: 1

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: 24 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £6,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,155
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
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: 1

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: 6 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £5,345
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,411
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
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: 1

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Dorset
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Somerset
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: HIDDEN NEEDS TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-01-07T00:00:00

Charity Name: HIDDEN NEEDS TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2026-05-14T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5059669
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1164111
Assoc Charity Name: THE FABULOUS FOUNDATION

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Jan 2020
Charitable Objects: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF OF THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN SOMERSET AND DORSET.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 623575
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: HNT

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures