THE HAWKS AND OSPREYS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1198947 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant making charity

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, INCLUDING THEIR PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENTB) THE AWARD OF BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS OR PROVISION OF OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUNG PERSONS AT OR WHO HAVE ACCEPTED A PLACE AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY WHO OR WHOSE PARENTS ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cambridge, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£116k
Latest spending
£93k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,306,464, which the trustees consider adequate to meet financial obligations for the next 12 to 18 months. Total income for the year was £1,293,063, primarily from donations, while total charitable expenditure was £103,426. The accounts state the charity is a going concern with sufficient reserves and expected investment income.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The Trust holds adequate reserves as working capital, to match income receipts with operating expenditure. (reserves figure: £1.3m)
“The Trust holds adequate reserves as working capital, to match income receipts with operating expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Hawks Company Ltd owed the Trust £830
“As at 30th June 2024 the Hawks' Company Ltd owed the Trust £830 (2023: nil)” — page 13
“As at 30 June 2024 The Trust owed ££34,929 (2023: nil) to the The Hawks' Club” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trust owed £34,929 to The Hawks' Club
“As at 30th June 2024 the Hawks' Company Ltd owed the Trust £830 (2023: nil)” — page 13
“As at 30 June 2024 The Trust owed ££34,929 (2023: nil) to the The Hawks' Club” — page 13
Per its FY2024 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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2024)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£103k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£116k£93k
30/06/2024£1.4m£103k
30/06/2023£0£0

Common questions

Is THE HAWKS AND OSPREYS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,306,464, which the trustees consider adequate to meet financial obligations for the next 12 to 18 months. Total income for the year was £1,293,063, primarily from donations, while total charitable expenditure was £103,426. The accounts state the charity is a going concern with sufficient reserves and expected investment income. Its FY2024 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
VENDQUOT LIMITED1£6k
ABG TRUST FUND1£4k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with O'HEA CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HAWKS AND OSPREYS CHARITABLE TRUST£116k—0above—no doubt
O'HEA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£50k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHARTERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£58k—0above—no doubt
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£136k—0within—no doubt
THE WELWYN HATFIELD FOYER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£63k—0above—no doubt
THE FORT TRUST FY2026£29k—0above—no doubt

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