HAWKINS COLLIERY RECREATION GROUND AND WELFARE CENTRE

Registered charity 522638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAWKINS COLLIERY SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB, HAWKINS COLLIERY SPORTS CLUB

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

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE PROVISION OF A RECREATION GROUND AND WELFARE CENTRE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS (AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, SUCH OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AS ARE MEMBERS OF THE MINING COMMUNITY) OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF CHESLYN HAY, STAFFORDSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£104k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement of resources of £5,397 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net assets of £129,246. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern and that reserves are adequate for foreseeable operational existence. A significant portion of the charity's income is derived from a connected trading company, Hawkins Social Club Limited, via occupational licence fees and Gift Aid donations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months of anticipated administration and support costs (held: £116k)

“It is the policy of the trustees to maintain unrestricted funds which are the free reserves of the charity at a level to provide sufficient funds to cover anticipated administration and support costs for a period of twelve months.” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Hawkins Social Club Ltd

“connected trading company, Hawkins Social Club Limited” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER BURTON
STEPHEN WILLIAMS

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£104k	£99k
31/12/2023	£72k	£67k
31/12/2022	£54k	£58k
31/12/2021	£60k	£44k
31/12/2020	£41k	£37k

Common questions

Is HAWKINS COLLIERY RECREATION GROUND AND WELFARE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement of resources of £5,397 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net assets of £129,246. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern and that reserves are adequate for foreseeable operational existence. A significant portion of the charity's income is derived from a connected trading company, Hawkins Social Club Limited, via occupational licence fees and Gift Aid donations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATION	1	£47k
The Teesside Charity	1	£9k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RYCROFT LEISURE.

RYCROFT LEISURE income £340k
BOLDON COMMUNITY CENTRE income £575k
NORTON SPORTS CHARITY income £1.2m
GOTHAM MEMORIAL HALL AND RECREATION GROUND TRUST income £154k
STAKEFORD AND BOMARSUND MINER'S WELFARE SCHEME income £108k
WEST WARWICKSHIRE SPORTS COMPLEX LTD income £383k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HAWKINS COLLIERY RECREATION GROUND AND WELFARE CENTRE	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RYCROFT LEISURE FY2025	£340k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BOLDON COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£575k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTON SPORTS CHARITY FY2025	£1.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GOTHAM MEMORIAL HALL AND RECREATION GROUND TRUST FY2025	£154k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STAKEFORD AND BOMARSUND MINER'S WELFARE SCHEME FY2025	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.