Friends of Hopwood Park

Analysis

Friends of Hopwood Park is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Heywood. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09114014). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Hopwood Park reported income of £11k and spending of £8,533, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,650 to £11k (+584%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 857%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Friends of Hopwood Park sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Havant Men's Shed CIO (£11k), Southmead Friends Association (£11k) and CLWB Cledlyn Club (£11k).