HILL HOLT WOOD

Registered charity 1119915 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Community controlled woodland promoting sustainable development for the benefit of the public by providing free public access, promoting sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration. To advance the education of the public in subjects relating to enhancement and rehabilition of the environment. Providing education courses.

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves available for spend were £266,343, which is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of six months' wages (£379,246). Despite this, the auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Wright Vigar Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£196k
Reserves (reported)
£2.1m
Employees
37

Reported reserves equal ~19.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (77% 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: 14.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£1.4m£1.3m
31/05/2024£1.1m£1.1m
31/05/2023£1.3m£1.2m
31/05/2022£1.4m£1.1m
31/05/2021£1.1m£976k

Common questions

Is HILL HOLT WOOD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves available for spend were £266,343, which is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of six months' wages (£379,246). Despite this, the auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wright Vigar Limited.

Who funds HILL HOLT WOOD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HILL HOLT WOOD as a grant recipient include ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2022£85kOur Bright Future

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/04/2026£19kWoodland Wellness
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2014£10kYouth Coffee Bar

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOW HILL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HILL HOLT WOOD£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
HOW HILL TRUST FY2024£427k—0unclear—no doubt
WINDSOR HILL WOOD FY2025£108k—0below—no doubt
HAZEL HILL TRUST FY2025£82k—0unclear—noted
WOODLAND HERITAGE LIMITED FY2025£1.7m——unclear—no doubt
KIELDER WATER AND FOREST PARK DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£207k—0unclear—no doubt

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