HAIR AND BEAUTY CHARITY

Registered charity 1166298 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HAIRDRESSERS CHARITY, The Hair and Beauty Charity · also registered in Scotland as SC051293 (OSCR)

The Hair and Beauty Charity is dedicated to helping hair and beauty professionals in need. We offer financial support to individuals and their families facing difficult times due to unforeseen circumstances such as illness, bereavement and financial hardship.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AMONGST THOSE WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED IN THE HAIRDRESSING INDUSTRY OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£277k

Latest spending

£280k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £277,074 while total expenditure decreased to £279,813, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £130,718. The trustees report that free reserves were £70,190, which is slightly above their stated policy target of approximately £69,953. The trustees consider that adequate resources exist for the charity to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of resources expended which is about £69,953 (held: £70k)

“The trustees consider that the ideal level of reserves as at 31 December 2025 would be three months of resources expended which is about £69,953.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 10085412

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31.12.25)

Average employees: 2

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hair and Beauty Charity (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.

GROCUTT, Samantha — director, appointed 13/10/2020not on trustee list
HICKEY, Lynn Janet — director, appointed 10/11/2019on trustee list
LEWIS-ORR, Jayne Anne — director, appointed 11/07/2017on trustee list
ROGERS, Roger Maurice — director, appointed 25/03/2016on trustee list
WARD, Hellen — director, appointed 25/03/2016on trustee list
MEROLA, Natalie — secretary, appointed 25/08/2021

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

ROGER ROGERSchair
HELLEN WARD
Jayne Anne Lewis-Orr
Lynn Janet Hickey
PHYLLIS MABEY
Samantha Grocutt-Davies

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£277k	£280k
31/12/2024	£306k	£308k
31/12/2023	£267k	£290k
31/12/2022	£289k	£315k
31/12/2021	£234k	£375k

Common questions

Is HAIR AND BEAUTY CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £277,074 while total expenditure decreased to £279,813, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £130,718. The trustees report that free reserves were £70,190, which is slightly above their stated policy target of approximately £69,953. The trustees consider that adequate resources exist for the charity to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 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
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£1.2m
AKO FOUNDATION	1	£62k
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION	1	£15k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INSURERS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE MSE CHARITY	1	£8k
ALTOR FOUNDATION	1	£2k
BGF FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BEAUTY BANKS.

BEAUTY BANKS income £290k
THE TRICHOLOGISTS EDUCATIONAL AND HOSPITAL TRUST income £349k
THE BARBERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIES income £303k
THE VTCT FOUNDATION income £111k
LITTLE LADY LOCKS income £286k
Great Beauty Tabernacle income £119k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HAIR AND BEAUTY CHARITY	£277k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEAUTY BANKS FY2025	£290k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TRICHOLOGISTS EDUCATIONAL AND HOSPITAL TRUST FY2025	£349k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BARBERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIES FY2024	£303k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE VTCT FOUNDATION FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE LADY LOCKS FY2025	£286k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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