The Hawk and Owl Trust Ltd

Analysis

The Hawk and Owl Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03254207). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Hawk and Owl Trust Ltd reported income of £725k and spending of £715k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £770k to £725k (-5.8%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Hawk and Owl Trust Ltd sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation (£720k), Toc H (£731k) and The Caister Castle Trust (£718k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56%, charitable activities 23% and trading 20%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £247k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 6.0%. Reserves of £568k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.