Hackblock Educational Charity

Analysis

Hackblock Educational Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hackblock Educational Charity reported income of £39k and spending of £46k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £31k to £39k (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Hackblock Educational Charity sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Burgess Hill Musical Theatre Society (£38k), Young Norfolk Arts Trust (£39k) and Friends of the Red House Museum and Gardens (£38k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.