Hesslewood Children's Trust (Hull Seamen's and General Orphanage)

Analysis

Hesslewood Children's Trust (Hull Seamen's and General Orphanage) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Beverley. It was registered in October 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hesslewood Children's Trust (Hull Seamen's and General Orphanage) reported income of £89k and spending of £132k, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £85k to £89k (+5.3%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hesslewood Children's Trust (Hull Seamen's and General Orphanage) 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 Swarcliffe Good Neighbours Scheme (£89k), Unite - Carers in Mid Devon (£89k) and The Nigel Gee Foundation (£89k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.