Hill Holt Wood

Analysis

Hill Holt Wood is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04426756). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Hill Holt Wood reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.4m (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Hill Holt Wood sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halsway Manor Society Limited (£1.4m), The First Step Ltd (£1.4m) and B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77% and trading 21%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.