Hays Travel Foundation
Analysis
Hays Travel Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09357982). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Hays Travel Foundation reported income of £388k and spending of £469k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £132k to £388k (+194%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hays Travel Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Families Infocus (Essex) (£387k), Simply Limitless (£388k) and Brandwood Centre Community Association (£387k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Hays Travel Foundation was created with the purpose to help and support young people in the areas of education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture and sports.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Families Infocus (Essex) | Chelmsford | £387k |
| Simply Limitless | Worcestershire | £388k |
| Brandwood Centre Community Association | Birmingham | £387k |
| Psychiatry Research Trust | London | £388k |