THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 233921 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objective of the trust is to distribute its income to charitable bodies which will make good use of what they receive. The trustees particularly aim to support charities in the Hereford and Worcester areas.

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

Latest income

£242k

Latest spending

£496k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity distributed £343,100 in grants during the year, exceeding its investment income of £242,114. Per the trustees' report, the policy is to distribute all available income within a reasonable period, resulting in a low unrestricted reserves balance of £7,965. The charity maintains a significant endowment fund of £11,130,635 to generate future investment income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no point in creating and maintaining financial reserves (held: £8k)

“In these circumstances the Trustees see no point in creating and maintaining financial reserves, although they consider it prudent to maintain a small balance to cover any unexpected events.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mr R White, an acting Trustee, serves as a consultant at RSM UK Tax and Accounting Limited. The firm received professional fees of £64,252 for administrative and accounting functions.

“RSM UK Tax and Accounting Limited, a firm in which Mr White is a consultant, was instructed by the Trustees to perform the administrative and accounting functions of the Trust and received professional fees totalling £64,252 (2024: £56,373).” — page 19

“During the year, a donation of £20,000 (2024: £10,000) was made to Southern Thailand Elephant Foundation, a charity in which Mr Clark is a Trustee.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: A donation of £20,000 was made to Southern Thailand Elephant Foundation, a charity in which Trustee Mr Clark is a Trustee.

“RSM UK Tax and Accounting Limited, a firm in which Mr White is a consultant, was instructed by the Trustees to perform the administrative and accounting functions of the Trust and received professional fees totalling £64,252 (2024: £56,373).” — page 19

“During the year, a donation of £20,000 (2024: £10,000) was made to Southern Thailand Elephant Foundation, a charity in which Mr Clark is a Trustee.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Larking Gowen LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALEXANDRA SUSAN BERINGTON
RICHARD WHITE
ROGER JACKSON CLARK FCA · trustee of 3 other charities
THOMAS BERINGTON

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£242k	£496k
05/04/2024	£244k	£309k
05/04/2023	£211k	£365k
05/04/2022	£167k	£432k
05/04/2021	£159k	£362k

Common questions

Is THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity distributed £343,100 in grants during the year, exceeding its investment income of £242,114. Per the trustees' report, the policy is to distribute all available income within a reasonable period, resulting in a low unrestricted reserves balance of £7,965. The charity maintains a significant endowment fund of £11,130,635 to generate future investment income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Larking Gowen LLP.

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
BRITISH HEN WELFARE TRUST	1	£15k

Charities like this

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

THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST income £554k
INVESTREAM CHARITABLE TRUST income £153k
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST income £136k
THE PRIMROSE TRUST income £121k
THE WANDS CHARITABLE TRUST income £376k
THE FLORENCE TURNER TRUST income £218k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST	£242k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£554k	—	within	—	no doubt
INVESTREAM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£153k	—	above	—	no doubt
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£136k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE PRIMROSE TRUST FY2025	£121k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WANDS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£376k	—	within	—	no doubt

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