Hawkwood College Limited
Analysis
Hawkwood College Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stroud. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00599678). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Hawkwood College Limited reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.5m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Hawkwood College Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Contemporary Orchestra (£1.5m), Llangollen Railway Trust Limited (£1.5m) and The Harper Adams University Students' Union (£1.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86%, donations and legacies 7.6% and trading 6.7%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 8.6%. It employed 46 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 7.6%
- Charitable activities 86%
- Trading 6.7%
- Investments 0.1%
In the charity's own words
Hawkwood is an arts and educational charity. The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to advance education and arts encouraging people to develop their full potential within a creative, holistic, social and sustainable environment including, but without limitation, by providing residential accommodation to such people to assist with their development
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| London Contemporary Orchestra | London | £1.5m |
| Llangollen Railway Trust Limited | Denbighshire | £1.5m |
| The Harper Adams University Students' Union | Newport | £1.5m |
| Speakers Trust Limited | London | £1.5m |