Hamsterley Trailblazers

Analysis

Hamsterley Trailblazers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Darlington. It was registered in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hamsterley Trailblazers reported income of £26k and spending of £68k, spending 262% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,289 to £26k (+180%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 221%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hamsterley Trailblazers sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Doxford Park (£26k), The Ludlow Town Walls Trust (£26k) and The Irish Genealogical Research Society (£26k).