British Hen Welfare Trust

Analysis

British Hen Welfare Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Molton. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08057493). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British Hen Welfare Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £793k to £1.1m (+33%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, British Hen Welfare Trust 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Limousin Cattle Society Limited (£1.1m), Cramar Cat Rescue (£1.1m) and The John Burns Foundation (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76%, trading 22% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,250. Charitable activities took 50% of spending and raising funds 32%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.