HARBORNE AND SMETHWICK CHARITABLE TRUST

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

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Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Crowe LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. HARBORNE AND SMETHWICK CHARITABLE TRUST · parent
   1. Harborne Parish Lands Charity 100% · UK · relief of need in the ancient parish of Harborne through the provision of almshouses and provision of grants to individuals and organisations that support those in need.

Significant events

• “Frank Wayt resigned as Chair of the Finance and Audit committee, but continues as a Trustee after 17 years.”
• “The auditors recommended update to terms and conditions of grants to make greater provision for recovery while acknowledging that such recovery will likely never be economically viable.”
• “The auditors recommended creating a file note where a collection process had been subject to management override.”
• “The charity began its journey towards participatory grant making, leading to a fundamental rethink of grant priorities.”
• “The charity acquired two new residential properties in 2024/5, completing its property strategy.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +7.3%

  £1,088,551 → £1,167,561

• Cash

  -44.6%

  £1,723,934 → £954,501

• Net assets

  +0.6%

  £22,761,733 → £22,889,212

• Employees

  +18.2%

  11 → 13

• Profit before tax

  +84.8%

  -£287,359 → -£43,633

• Wages

  +12.3%

  £347,492 → £390,245

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers