Hawk Conservancy Trust Limited

Analysis

Hawk Conservancy Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Andover. It was registered in June 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 04304161). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Hawk Conservancy Trust Limited reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £2.0m to £2.9m (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hawk Conservancy Trust Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Severn Rivers Trust (£2.9m), Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust Limited (£2.9m) and Chichester Community Development Trust (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 46%, donations and legacies 26%, trading 25% and investments 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £293k. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 34%. Reserves of £737k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.