THE HAWK AND OWL TRUST LTD
Registered charity 1058565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Works to conserve wild bird of prey and their habitats and to encourage people to enjoy and understand these special birds. It carries out its objectives through creative conservation, practical research and imaginative education.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £477,040, which is above the trustees' stated policy target range of £178,000 to £357,000. The charity reported a positive net income of £9,972 for the year, supported by a 29% increase in total income, while maintaining adequate liquidity with cash and bank deposits of £165,626.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of core operating expenditure (held: £477k)
“The policy requires holding unrestricted reserves equivalent to three to six months of core operating expenditure—currently a target range of £178,000 to £357,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- BOLT, Stephen Richard Langstone, Dr — director, appointed 05/01/2026on trustee list
- BURTON, Ann — director, appointed 05/01/2026on trustee list
- SLOLEY, Robert John — director, appointed 30/04/2025on trustee list
- BELLHOUSE, Robert — director, appointed 30/04/2025on trustee list
- SMART, Lloyd Stuart — director, appointed 06/10/2023on trustee list
- MCCULLOCH, Andrew William, Dr — director, appointed 07/10/2021on trustee list
- BLUMFIELD, Adrian — director, appointed 09/03/2017not on trustee list
- ROBINSON, Henry Claude Winwood — director, appointed 01/11/2016on trustee list
- HOLMS, Philip James — director, appointed 21/10/2012on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold); recorded price paid £48k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£43k
Reported reserves equal ~9.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Ann Burton
- Dr Andrew Mcculloch
- Dr Stephen Bolt
- Henry Robinson
- Lloyd Smart
- PHILIP JAMES HOLMS
- Robert Bellhouse
- Robert Sloley
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE HAWK AND OWL TRUST LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £477,040, which is above the trustees' stated policy target range of £178,000 to £357,000. The charity reported a positive net income of £9,972 for the year, supported by a 29% increase in total income, while maintaining adequate liquidity with cash and bank deposits of £165,626. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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