Hollybank Trust

Analysis

Hollybank Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mirfield. It was registered in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hollybank Trust reported income of £20.2m and spending of £19.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15.1m to £20.2m (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hollybank Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Peter's Hospice (£20.0m), Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (£20.5m) and Gamcare (£19.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £5.2m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 617 people.