Hertford British Charitable Fund

Registered charity 248198 · since 1991hbcf.fr·France, United Kingdom·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£70,999

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From the Charity Commission register

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

HBCF is a good fit if your organisation is registered in France or the United Kingdom and works to improve the wellbeing of British people, or others with British connections, living in France, or works on Franco-British healthcare.
It welcomes one-off actions and projects spread over several years, and it particularly values work that helps beneficiaries improve the support they give their own communities.
No grant range is stated, so there is no typical request size to aim for, and it may be worth contacting HBCF before you apply to ask what suits it.
Applications are rolling, so you need not wait for a deadline, but its stated conditions on applicants (more than two years' legal residence in France, except in cases of exceptional hardship, and registration with the French tax authorities) should be checked against your beneficiaries.
Organisations whose work does not touch British people in France or Franco-British healthcare are unlikely to meet its eligibility.

Overview

Hertford British Charitable Fund is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 248198).

Hertford British Charitable Fund (HBCF) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that helps the British community in France. It was formed by merging two charities and has a long history of this work. Alongside grants to organisations, it gives direct financial help to British citizens living in France, and to others with close UK connections, who face dire need and have nowhere else to turn. Its annual giving was £70,999 in its most recent reported year, according to the Charity Commission register.

What they fund

Priority Areas

HBCF supports charities and non-profit organisations registered in France or the United Kingdom that improve the wellbeing of British people and others with British connections living in France. It also seeks to advance healthcare through Franco-British collaboration in medical and para-medical fields, particularly for British beneficiaries in France. It welcomes requests from UK-based and French organisations for one-off actions or activities spread over several years, and particularly values projects that help its beneficiaries develop and improve the support organisations provide to the communities they serve. Alongside organisational grants, HBCF provides direct financial help to British citizens in France and people with close UK connections facing extreme financial hardship, acting as a charity of last resort.

Themes

Community wellbeing
Franco-British healthcare
Hardship relief

Geographic Focus

France; the United Kingdom.

What they don't fund

Applicants must have been legally resident in France for more than two years, except in cases of exceptional hardship
Applicants must be registered with the French tax authorities
Applicants’ disposable income must not exceed a specific threshold which is set annually

How to apply

Eligible organisations can click the application link to begin; those seeking more information can contact HBCF before applying.

Who can apply:

Charitable and non-profit organisations registered in France or the United Kingdom which work to enhance the wellbeing of British people, and other individuals with British connections, residing in France.
UK-based and French charities or non-profit organisations which have activities focusing on these areas.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The foundation particularly values projects that help beneficiaries improve the support they provide to their communities.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

France
United Kingdom

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Hertford British Charitable Fund.

The Gaudio Family Foundation (UK)Invitation onlyGave £8M Fluxus Art ProjectsFixed deadlines France MissionNo public processGave £138k The Stelios Philanthropic FoundationNo public processGave £9.6M NILO FoundationInvitation onlyGave £450k Essential ChristianInvitation onlyGave £68,393 UKH FoundationRollingGave £298k Altaf and Sheela Gatrad Charity FoundationRollingGave £65,914 Skipton Charitable FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £588k James Tudor FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £1.4M

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£2,278,397	£1,752,271	£63,023	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£2,559,483	£992,313	£115,031	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£2,024,774	£1,843,218	£139,604	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£1,904,598	£1,463,231	£136,767	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£2,939,809	£2,254,459	£70,999	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£63,023 grants

YE 2022

£115k grants

YE 2023

£140k grants

YE 2024

£137k grants

YE 2025

£70,999 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.

Grants paid, all years: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.