Hedgehog Helpline
What it does
To protect and preserve native hedgehogs by providing appropriate care, treatment and temporary shelter to hedgehogs in need. To provide a telephone helpline to advance education and support the general public/vets around the conservation and welfare of hedgehogs and their habitats. To promote environmental protection by supporting conservation and education. Providing volunteering and training.
Its charitable purposes
1) THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF HEDGEHOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY THE PROVISION OF A RESCUE AND REHABILITATION SERVICE FOR ABANDONED, NEGLECTED OR INJURED HEDGEHOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS. 2) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE STUDY OF HEDGEHOGS AND IN THE CARE, METHODS OF TREATMENT, NURSING, CONSERVATION AND HABITAT OF SUCH ANIMALS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Animals
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Blaenau Gwent
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Newport City
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Torfaen
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined in Practice South Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £13,986 and spent £10,484.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £13,986 | £10,484 | Not reported | 79 |
| 31 March 2024 | £14,893 | £21,093 | Not reported | 75 |
| 31 March 2023 | £18,028 | £11,728 | Not reported | 82 |
| 31 March 2022 | £21,750 | £10,016 | Not reported | 60 |
| 31 March 2021 | £26,033 | £8,697 | Not reported | 55 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 46%, from £26,033 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £13,986 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 75% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Graham David Charles BlowChair
- Angharad Carrington Edmunds
- Sarah Jane Liney
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 28 January 2026, 3 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 19 September 2024, 134 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 18 January 2023, 13 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 17 November 2021, 75 days early | Received 17 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1046156
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 2 May 1995
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 18 APRIL 1995
- Website
- www.hedgehoghelpline.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Blaenau Gwent
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.