The Hazel Project

Analysis

The Hazel Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in June 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Hazel Project reported income of £20k and spending of £29k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income grew from £7,265 to £20k (+182%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Hazel Project sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Schwarzschild Foundation (£20k), Blackburn Vineyard Church (£20k) and Churches Together in Devon (£20k).