The Hawthorns Educational Trust Limited

Analysis

The Hawthorns Educational Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Redhill. It was registered in May 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00949504). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Hawthorns Educational Trust Limited reported income of £8.4m and spending of £7.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £6.0m to £8.4m (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Hawthorns Educational Trust Limited sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University of Manchester Students' Union (£8.3m), Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK (£8.4m) and Plymouth Argyle Football in the Community Trust (£8.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86% and trading 6.5%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.4%. Reserves of £7.6m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 101 people.