Hawkins Colliery Recreation Ground and Welfare Centre
Analysis
Hawkins Colliery Recreation Ground and Welfare Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Walsall. It was registered in April 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Hawkins Colliery Recreation Ground and Welfare Centre reported income of £49k and spending of £68k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £60k to £49k (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Hawkins Colliery Recreation Ground and Welfare Centre sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Comberton Village Institute (£49k), Russell School Parents Association (£49k) and The Pavilion (Meon Vale) Community Centre (£48k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provide sporting activites such as football, senior and junior, cricket, senior and junior, bowls, fishing, golf, dominoes, darts and air rifle shooting for members and the community of Cheslyn Hay and Great Wyrley with users from all over the staffordshire area. We also provide a social service for the general community with meetings being held for many clubs in the area including the scouts
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Comberton Village Institute | Cambridge | £49k |
| Russell School Parents Association | Hertfordshire | £49k |
| The Pavilion (Meon Vale) Community Centre | Stratford-upon-Avon | £48k |
| Galleywood Playing Field Management Committee | Chelmsford | £49k |