HORNBEAM WOOD HEDGEHOG SANCTUARY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 22 June 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £54,463
Latest expenditure: £50,599
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: HORNBEAM WOOD HEDGEHOG SANCTUARY, 71A HIGH STREET, HARPENDEN, AL5 2SL

Website recorded by the regulator: WWW.HWHS.ORG.UK (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provision of rescue and rehabilitation to hedgehogs in need, as well as undertaking educational activities and public awareness raising projects such as school visits and engagement with the national and local media.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 28 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £54,463
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,599

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 23 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £75,109
Total Gross Expenditure: £73,659

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 11 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £39,345
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,401

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £48,745
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,871

Fin Period Start Date: 22 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 August 2021
Date Accounts Received: 23 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £33,313
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,070

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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £54,463
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,599
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £75,109
Total Gross Expenditure: £73,659
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £39,345
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,401
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £48,745
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,871
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £2,938
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 22 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £33,313
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,070
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: HORNBEAM WOOD HEDGEHOG SANCTUARY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-06-22T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 Jun 2020
Charitable Objects: 1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF HEDGEHOGS NATIVE TO THE UK (ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS) 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 ANIMALS AND TO REHABILITATE AND CARE FOR THEM SO THAT THEY CAN BE RELEASED BACK IN TO THE WILD.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO HEDGEHOGS AND OTHER WILDLIFE AND THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.3) TO FURTHER THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE HEDGEHOG SPECIES, IN PARTICULAR BY:A) PROMOTING THE PRACTICAL WELFARE OF HEDGEHOGS INCLUDING THEIR HABITATS;B) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY THE YOUNGER GENERATION, TO APPRECIATE AND RESPECT NATURE AND WILDLIFE, PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO HEDGEHOGS; ANDC) FUNDING RESEARCH INTO THE BEHAVIOURAL HABITS OF HEDGEHOGS AND TO ASCERTAIN THE BEST METHODS OF ASSISTING THEIR SURVIVAL.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures