HAMAMELIS TRUST

Registered charity 280938 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main areas of work are for medical research and ecological conservation. Grants made in each year are split into approximately equal proportions between each area. Generally the trust makes grants to institutions and not to individuals. Projects outside the UK are not considered. Projects in the Godalming and Surrey areas are given special interest.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£87k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the trust reported a net deficit of £534,528.97 for the year ended 5 April 2025, primarily due to a significant increase in grants paid to £1,080,500.00 compared to £58,500.00 in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, cash reserves decreased to £100,155.55 from £634,684.52, while the investment portfolio value fell to £3,104,746.44. The trustees note that the trust has no ongoing financial commitments requiring it to maintain reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no ongoing financial commitments that require it to maintain reserves (held: £100k)
“The Trust has no ongoing financial commitments that require it to maintain reserves.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£87k£1.1m
05/04/2024£116k£113k
05/04/2023£109k£137k
05/04/2022£91k£120k
05/04/2021£88k£156k

Common questions

Is HAMAMELIS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trust reported a net deficit of £534,528.97 for the year ended 5 April 2025, primarily due to a significant increase in grants paid to £1,080,500.00 compared to £58,500.00 in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, cash reserves decreased to £100,155.55 from £634,684.52, while the investment portfolio value fell to £3,104,746.44. The trustees note that the trust has no ongoing financial commitments requiring it to maintain reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.