Huggard
What it does
The relief of poverty in particular in the care and treatment and provision of day care facilities for persons who are homeless or suffering from psychological or physical infirmity or who by reason of adverse circumstances are thereby in need of help.
Its charitable purposes
THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PARTICULAR IN THE CARE AND TREATMENT AND PROVISION OF DAY CARE FACILITIES FOR PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR SUFFERING FROM PSYCHOLOGICAL OR PHYSICAL INFIRMITY OR WHO BY REASON OF ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE THEREBY IN NEED OF HELP.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Accommodation and housing
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined in Practice Cardiff
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £3,214,031 and spent £3,247,241.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £3,214,031 | £3,247,241 | 56 | 448 |
| 31 March 2024 | £3,651,194 | £3,732,111 | 64 | 110 |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,372,617 | £3,512,773 | 58 | 120 |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,647,106 | £2,694,265 | 57 | 45 |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,510,689 | £2,428,296 | 47 | 45 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 28%, from £2,510,689 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £3,214,031 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 101% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Cardiff Council gave £1,022,415 in the year to 31 March 2025, 32% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £1,022,415 from 3 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,022,415 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,232,669 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £296,835 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £475,670 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £429,915 from 5 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£1,008,929
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£2,165,810
- Investments£35,056
- Other£4,236
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 8 funders who gave £1,457,863 between them. £1,046,517 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Council | Council | £1,022,415 | £1,232,669 | £1,255,548 |
| Moondance Foundation | Trust, company or other | £280,000 | £280,000 | £240,000 |
| Dumballs Project | Trust, company or other | £65,101 | £43,243 | £43,500 |
| Substance Misuse Fund | Trust, company or other | £36,245 | £35,144 | £42,624 |
| The Waterloo Foundation | Trust, company or other | £30,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £24,102 | ||
| Julian Hodge Foundation | Trust, company or other | £116,800 | £66,800 | |
| Huggard Charitable Trust | Trust, company or other | £55,000 |
Charities whose accounts say they funded it
| Funder | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Moondance Foundation | 30 November 2023 | £280,000 |
| Parochial Church Council for the Rectorial Benefice of North Cardiff | 31 December 2024 | £793 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 7 grants to this charity since 2005, worth at least £672,058.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£534,358, 5 grants
- Henry Smith Foundation£112,700, 1 grant
- Freemasons' Charity£25,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 3 Dec 2020 | Freemasons' Charity | £25,000 |
| 2 Jul 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £48,204 |
| 29 Aug 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,700 |
| 14 Mar 2012 | Henry Smith Foundation | £112,700 |
| 25 May 2010 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £470,000 |
| 22 Nov 2005 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £1,454 |
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Andrina Rhiannon MatthewsonChair
- Dr DAVID WILLIAMS
- Janice Christine Hill
- Julia Phillips Lewis
- Mr Ken Haines
- Stephen John Thomas
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 29 January 2026, 2 days early | Received 29 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 3 January 2025, 28 days early | Received 3 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 26 January 2024, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 26 January 2023, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 13 January 2022, 18 days early | Received 13 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 703074
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 28 June 1990
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 JUNE 1990, AMENDED 24 JULY 2003.
- Company number
- 02509188This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.huggard.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.