HAZEL HILL TRUST

Registered charity 1160691 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The overall aim and vision of Hazel Hill Trust is to promote wellbeing, resilience and sustainability: for individuals, society and the natural world. Enabling people to engage more deeply with nature, especially woodlands, will be a major means of fulfilling this aim, including the operation of Hazel Hill Wood as a demonstration and education centre. See more at www.hazelhill.org.uk

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Latest income
£82k
Latest spending
£112k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made an operating loss of £14k in 2025 due to reduced income and increased staff costs, though this was contained through reduced building maintenance expenditure. The charity is dependent on the continuing financial support of a former trustee until 2029, and the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis despite this dependency. Reserves are held at £30,000 in designated funds, which aligns with the stated policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Charity is dependent upon the continuing financial support of one of its former Trustees alongside other sources of funding. It is anticipated that the financial support will continue until 2029. Although the future is unpredictable the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Nick Mabey received payment for general management services while serving as a trustee.
“During the year, Nick Mabey, while serving as a trustee, was separately engaged on a part-time basis to provide general management services to the charity and received payment for those services.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Nick Mabey, a trustee, received payment for general management services.
“During the year, Nick Mabey, while serving as a trustee, was separately engaged on a part-time basis to provide general management services to the charity and received payment for those services.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hazel Hill Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£82k£112k
31/12/2024£121k£96k
31/12/2023£96k£111k
31/12/2022£106k£113k
31/12/2021£104k£193k

Common questions

Is HAZEL HILL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made an operating loss of £14k in 2025 due to reduced income and increased staff costs, though this was contained through reduced building maintenance expenditure. The charity is dependent on the continuing financial support of a former trustee until 2029, and the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis despite this dependency. Reserves are held at £30,000 in designated funds, which aligns with the stated policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HAZEL HILL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HAZEL HILL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kWell being in Nature project

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2026£20kBranching Out
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2024£20kGrowing Hazel Hill Wood Community
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/02/2024£10k"Woodland Engagement"
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2019£10kWoodland Resilience Immersions
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/04/2019£10k"Conservation for Wellbeing (green prescriptions) at Hazel Hill Wood"
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2017£10kNourishing the Front Line

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
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION1£2.0m
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS1£85k
THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUST1£5k

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
HAZEL HILL TRUST£82k—0unclear—noted
HOW HILL TRUST FY2024£427k—0unclear—no doubt
Cherry Hill Trust Ltd FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
HILLSIDE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£213k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST HILL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2024£1.2m——unclear—noted
HILL HOLT WOOD FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt

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