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HOLLYBANK TRUST

Registered charity 1043129 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOLLYBANK SCHOOL, THE HOLLY BANK TRUST

The provision of education, therapy, medical support and residential care for children and adults with profound and complex physical disabilities in a specialist school ,children's home and adult homes.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£20.2m
Latest spending
£19.9m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £333,956 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources increasing by 6.4% to £20,214,827. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £5,165,000, which is above the stated minimum requirement of £3.2m, although the charity notes ongoing financial pressures from rising staff costs and inflation.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £120,001 - £130,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“£120,001 - £130,000 1 1” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Residential services (88% of income)
“Residential services income has increased by £1,086k to £17,652k” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £3.2m minimum (held: £5.2m)
“The Trustee Directors regularly review the level of reserves and currently believe £3.2m is the minimum required.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Anna O'Mahony is a voluntary director of Kirklees CA Limited, which paid Hollybank Trust £425 for meeting room hire.
“Anna O’Mahony, Chief Executive, is a voluntary director of Kirklees CA Limited. During the year, Kirklees CA Limited paid Hollybank Trust £425 (2024: £138) for meeting room hire.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: D.D.H. Services Ltd
“Hollybank owns 100% of the ordinary share capital in D.D.H. Services Ltd which is incorporated in England and Wales, and exists to raise funds for the company which is accounted for at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hollybank (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

CQC provider record: Hollybank Trust — Registered, 12 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 02/05/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£20.2m
Total spending
£19.9m
Cost of raising funds
£19k
Reserves (reported)
£5.2m
Employees
617

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£20.2m£19.9m
31/03/2024£19.0m£18.5m
31/03/2023£16.7m£17.2m
31/03/2022£15.9m£15.8m
31/03/2021£15.1m£14.6m

Common questions

Is HOLLYBANK TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £333,956 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources increasing by 6.4% to £20,214,827. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £5,165,000, which is above the stated minimum requirement of £3.2m, although the charity notes ongoing financial pressures from rising staff costs and inflation. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of HOLLYBANK TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,001 - £130,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2020£4kDevolved Formula Capital - Non-Maintained Special Schools Recipients
UK government01/04/2020£51816-19 Education
UK government01/04/2020£4kPupil Premium
UK government01/04/2020£19kTeacher Pension Employer Contribution Grant
UK government01/04/2020£263kDedicated Schools Grant (DSG)
UK government01/04/2020£1kUniversal Infant free School Meal (UIFSM) funding
UK government01/04/2020£7kTeachers' Pay Grant
UK government01/04/2020£3kPrimary PE and Sport Premium
UK government01/04/2020£1kCoronavirus (COVID-19) Catch-Up Premium
UK government01/04/2020£9kSchool Condition Allocation - Non-Maintained Special School Recipients
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2010£7kHollybank Vision 'Take-One' Project
Northern Rock Foundation14/03/2000£12kGrant awarded to Holly Bank Trust (Yorkshire)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST2£2k
AMABRILL LTD1£415k
The Barnes Fund1£338k
THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUST1£227k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED1£103k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£75k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION1£59k
Richmond Foundation1£54k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOLLY LODGE CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOLLYBANK TRUST£20.2m£120,001 - £130,000—above—no doubt
HOLLY LODGE CENTRE FY2026£152k—0unclear—no doubt
HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL LTD FY2025£19.7m£145,000 - £149,999—unclear—no doubt
HAMELIN TRUST FY2025£3.9mover £80,000—above3.8%no doubt
HINCHLEY WOOD SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT FUND FY2024£123k—0unclear—no doubt
PLYMOUTH HIGHBURY TRUST FY2025£1.7m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.