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Hawkshead Recreation Ground

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 521116CumbriaDisability
Income£15k2025-03-31
Spending£10ksame year
Spent / received94%5-year average
Size in its cause34th pctDisability
Registered1963Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Hawkshead Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in July 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hawkshead Recreation Ground reported income of £15k and spending of £10k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15k to £15k (+2.0%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Hawkshead Recreation Ground sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kingfisher Medway Trust (£15k), Thomas Herbert Clark's Charity (£15k) and BQL Foundation (£15k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.

Income and spending

£0£3,700£7,399£11k£15k2021 Income: £14,5032021 Spending: £6,02820212022 Income: £7,4922022 Spending: £11,94220222023 Income: £8,9272023 Spending: £13,23020232024 Income: £13,8602024 Spending: £14,32720242025 Income: £14,7982025 Spending: £10,1782025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

To provide recreational facilities for the inhabitants of and visitors to the village of Hawkshead.These currently include a childrens play area with equipment suitable for children in the age range 3 to 12 years old. A full size football pitch with changing facilities. A crown green bowling facility. Two tennis courts. A general play area equipped with picnic benches and tables.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Kingfisher Medway TrustKent£15k
Thomas Herbert Clark's CharityLincolnshire£15k
BQL FoundationSheffield£15k
Desta EthiopiaRoss-On-Wye£15k