The Douglas and Elizabeth Hawtin Charitable Settlement

Analysis

The Douglas and Elizabeth Hawtin Charitable Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Douglas and Elizabeth Hawtin Charitable Settlement reported income of £26k and spending of £1,680, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £11k to £26k (+129%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 11% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Douglas and Elizabeth Hawtin Charitable Settlement sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% 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 Jaya Mental Health (£26k), New Life Nepal Support Trust (£26k) and East African Education Foundation (£26k).