HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1161373 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Hays Travel Foundation was created with the purpose to help and support young people in the areas of education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture and sports.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£388k

Latest spending

£469k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £81,288 for the year, resulting in negative unrestricted funds of £3,932. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue, noting that financial survivability is mitigated by support from Hays Travel Limited.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hays Travel Limited (98% of income)

“Donations from Hays Travel Limited 379,109” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-4k; policy: no intention to build up extensive reserves)

“There is no intention to build up extensive reserves; instead, income received will largely be expended in year on grants.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Hays Travel Limited is a related party (majority shareholder Dame Irene Hays and director Ken Campling are Trustees). The charity received donations from them.

“During the year, the charity received donations from Hays Travel Limited totalling £379,109. (2024 : £380,250)” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The document states 'There is no formal risk assessment and management' under the Risk Management section.

“There is no formal risk assessment and management, however, the Trustees discuss and review certain risks posed to the Charity” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 09357982

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hays Travel Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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.

CAMPLING, Kenneth Peter — director, appointed 26/07/2021on trustee list
GREGORY, Dorothy — director, appointed 15/11/2019on trustee list
DILLON, Michael Howell — director, appointed 17/12/2014on trustee list
FLEETWOOD, William David — director, appointed 17/12/2014on trustee list
HAYS, Irene — director, appointed 17/12/2014on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dorothy Gregory · trustee of 1 other charity
IRENE HAYS
Kenneth Peter Campling
MICHAEL DILLON
PROF PETER MICHAEL FIDLER MBE
WILLIAM DAVID FLEETWOOD

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

Operates in: Darlington · Devon · Dorset · Durham · Hampshire · Leeds City · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Sunderland · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£388k	£469k
30/04/2024	£397k	£338k
30/04/2023	£169k	£261k
30/04/2022	£100k	£40
30/04/2021	£132k	£81k

Common questions

Is HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £81,288 for the year, resulting in negative unrestricted funds of £3,932. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue, noting that financial survivability is mitigated by support from Hays Travel Limited. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation	1	£100k
Impact London Collective	1	£50k
SMALLWOOD TRUST	1	£28k
ROSA FUND	1	£26k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£15k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	1	£15k
THE ADFAL TRUST	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOPHIE HAYES FOUNDATION.

SOPHIE HAYES FOUNDATION income £581k
THE HELEN AND DAVID HAINS (UK) FOUNDATION income £501k
The Hoops Foundation income £251k
THE CAYO FOUNDATION income £400k
THE HAYDN GREEN FOUNDATION income £2.7m
The 3H Foundation income £298k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION	£388k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
SOPHIE HAYES FOUNDATION FY2025	£581k	£70,001 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HELEN AND DAVID HAINS (UK) FOUNDATION FY2025	£501k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Hoops Foundation FY2025	£251k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
THE CAYO FOUNDATION FY2025	£400k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE HAYDN GREEN FOUNDATION FY2025	£2.7m	£150,000+	2	above	—	no doubt

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