01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 21 May 2012
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 08057493
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,057,626
- Latest expenditure
- £1,096,375
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Hen Central, Rose Ash, South Molton, EX36 4RF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bhwt.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The aim of the charity is to improve the living conditions of commercial laying hens by improving understanding of hen welfare and providing homes for hens destined for slaughter.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,057,626
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,096,375
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,111,022
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,114,725
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,199,467
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,015,534
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £634,193
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £660,561
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £792,844
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £691,230
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,057,626
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,096,375
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1400
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,111,022
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,114,725
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1400
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,199,467
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,015,534
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1400
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £634,193
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £660,561
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 900
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £792,844
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £691,230
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 900
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 807556
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 233211
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2624
- Income Investments
- 14235
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1057626
- Income Legacies
- 3250
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £426,412
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £669,963
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1096375
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1531
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 244708
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 244708
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 41791
- Gain Loss Investment
- -7314
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,405,465
- Assets Total Fixed
- 652573
- Assets Own Use
- 652573
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,037,717
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £42,661
- Assets Current Investment
- 328659
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,647,629
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 42661
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £632,706
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1405465
- Funds Restricted
- 242164
- Funds Total
- 1647629
- Count Employees
- 16
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 810639
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 283268
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2859
- Income Investments
- 14256
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1111022
- Income Legacies
- 33727
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £494,147
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £620,578
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1114725
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1429
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 168286
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 233633
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 46664
- Gain Loss Investment
- 16023
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,519,709
- Assets Total Fixed
- 681293
- Assets Own Use
- 681293
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,063,060
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £50,661
- Assets Current Investment
- 335974
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,693,692
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 50661
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £646,823
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1519709
- Funds Restricted
- 173983
- Funds Total
- 1693692
- Count Employees
- 14
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 784112
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 301488
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5966
- Income Investments
- 5046
- Income Other
- 102855
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1199467
- Income Legacies
- 4557
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £458,202
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £557,332
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1015534
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1333
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 16617
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 212750
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 42099
- Gain Loss Investment
- 31531
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £143,145
- Assets Total Fixed
- 672629
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 672629
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,052,867
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £44,124
- Assets Current Investment
- 267950
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,681,372
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 44124
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £706,056
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1527581
- Funds Restricted
- 153791
- Funds Total
- 1681372
- Count Employees
- 12
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 593520
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 38115
- Income Charitable Activities
- 616
- Income Investments
- 1942
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 634193
- Income Legacies
- 11866
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £160,891
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £499,670
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 660561
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1315
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7776
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 209140
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 35449
- Gain Loss Investment
- -25402
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £114,852
- Assets Total Fixed
- 833176
- Assets Own Use
- 833076
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 100
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £656,333
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £22,791
- Assets Current Investment
- 236419
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,466,718
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 22791
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £340,050
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1377018
- Funds Restricted
- 89700
- Funds Total
- 1466718
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 749525
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 40574
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1453
- Income Investments
- 1292
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 792844
- Income Legacies
- 2500
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £168,074
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £523,156
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 691230
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1454
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5675
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 229295
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 39266
- Gain Loss Investment
- 37232
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £155,821
- Assets Total Fixed
- 847291
- Assets Own Use
- 847191
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 100
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £704,801
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £33,604
- Assets Current Investment
- 261821
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,518,488
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 33604
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £369,757
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1444376
- Funds Restricted
- 74112
- Funds Total
- 1518488
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- France
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- United States
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRITISH HEN WELFARE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2014-11-11T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4013197
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1109060
- Assoc Charity Name
- BRITISH HEN WELFARE TRUST
- Charity Name
- BRITISH HEN WELFARE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2012-05-21T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04 MAY 2012
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:1 TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF HENS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH HENS;2 TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS HENS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR HENS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE; AND3 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG HENS.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 521862
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BRITISH HEN WELFARE TRUST
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures