Hamamelis Trust

Analysis

Hamamelis Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in September 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Hamamelis Trust reported income of £87k and spending of £1.1m, spending 1293% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £88k to £87k (-0.8%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 337% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hamamelis Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manju Shahul-Hameed Foundation for Mental Health (£87k), Mardyke Youth and Community Association (£87k) and Liaison Amani Children's Charity (£87k).