The Charles Hastings Education Centre

Analysis

The Charles Hastings Education Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03716992). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Charles Hastings Education Centre reported income of £699k and spending of £621k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £337k to £699k (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 197%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Charles Hastings Education Centre sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 Tagmarsh Charity Limited (£698k), Ty Olwen Trust Fund (£699k) and Hope Now Limited (£698k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51%, charitable activities 44% and investments 4.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £175k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £154k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.