HOLLIE GAZZARD TRUST

Registered charity 1156804 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE TRUST WAS CREATED FOLLOWING THE MURDER OF 20-YEAR-OLD HOLLIE GAZZARD IN 2014 BY AN EX-PARTNER. HGT HELPS REDUCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH CREATING AND DELIVERING PROGRAMMES ON DOMESTIC ABUSE AND PROMOTING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS TO SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. IN ADDITION, IT FUNDS HAIRDRESSING TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE THE FUNDS TO STUDY

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1.1 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE [UNDER THE AGE OF 25] IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:(A) AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TO SUPPORT THEM AT ANY UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR ANY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION, WHETHER FULL TIME OR PART TIME;(B) SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR EDUCATION TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.3.1.2 TO FURTHER SUCH PURPOSE OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cheltenham, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £20,519 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £160,978. This figure exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining six months of unrestricted funds, indicating a strong financial position. The trustees confirm the charity remains financially sustainable and a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (68% 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: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jodie Fraserchair
• Elizabeth Campbell
• Faye Kamara
• Kirstie Louise Carr
• Matthew Andrew Bennett
• Mhairi Vivienne Mackie Ball
• Robert Anthony Mayo
• Sabreena Hartshorn

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HUMAN DIGNITY TRUST.

• THE HUMAN DIGNITY TRUST income £1.7m
• THE HAMPTON TRUST (HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT) income £1.9m
• THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST income £240k
• HONOUR THY WOMAN GROUP income £48k
• HAS TRUST income £52k
• HUMANITARIAN AID RELIEF TRUST income £1.3m

Side by side with its peers

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