The Hackfall Trust

Analysis

The Hackfall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ripon. It was registered in January 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04351377). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Hackfall Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £924, leaving 96% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £21k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 7.2% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Hackfall Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Naturalists' Society (£21k), Centre for Conscious Awareness (£21k) and Ruperra Conservation Trust (£21k).