Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

HAWKWOOD COLLEGE LIMITED 

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
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£1,276£1,223£53£36£2,394£2,32622.845400
31/12/21£1,093£956£138£3£1,763£1,72921.71650
31/12/20£628£704£-76£69£1,625£1,59127.11630
31/12/19£1,306£978£328£0£1,701£1,66320.416250
31/12/18£893£867£26£0£1,643£1,59422.11326
31/12/17£821£803£19£5£1,617£1,56023.3140
31/12/16£685£664£21£8£1,598£1,55628.1140
31/12/15£660£664£-4£99£1,577£1,53327.7140
31/12/14£627£588£39£106£1,580£1,52931.2110
31/12/13£569£616£-47£100£1,431£1,41527.6110
31/12/12£621£590£31£93£1,478£1,45329.5140
31/12/11£632£586£46£115£1,447£1,42829.3140
31/12/10£562£545£17£107£1,401£1,38130.4140
31/12/09£643£610£33£109£1,384£1,36426.9150
31/12/08£588£569£19£90£1,387£1,36328.7150
31/12/07£568£573£-5£100£1,537£1,51931.8160
31/12/06£566£543£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£554£527£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£526£473£53£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 38%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 22.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Established: 60 years
(66 years as a company)

www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk

info@hawkwoodcollege.co.uk

01453759034

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Technical, vocational and continuing education
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 45 employees
  • 400 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Hawkwood Recovery
£120,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Outdoor Community Classroom
£10,000 15/11/2017
12
The funding will be used by a college to convert a disused barn into a community classroom to be used by local groups for activities and events.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/05/1964, number: 311767
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/02/1958, number: 00599678
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR04: 24 days late,
Main office

HAWKWOOD COLLEGE LTD
WICK STREET
STROUD
GL6 7QW

Objectives

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 (THE “OBJECTS”).?

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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