Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary

Analysis

Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harpenden. It was registered in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary reported income of £54k and spending of £51k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £33k to £54k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Respect for Animals Educational Trust Limited (£54k), Rescue Me Dogs (£55k) and The Littlest Lives Rescue (£54k).