Registered charity 1140894

"Friends" of Welsh Hockey

What it does

The Charity continues to support development of field hockey in Wales thru' healthy recreation and helping disabled and those in financial difficulties.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

Its charitable purposes

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, IN PARTICULARBY PUTTING IN SYSTEMS FOR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF FIELDHOCKEY IN WALES.. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE THIS INCLUDES;ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ( PARTICULARLY AMONGST --SCHOOLS AND HOCKEY CLUBS) ON THE PARTICIPATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF FIELDHOCKEY. PROVIDING SUPPORT ENABLING DISABLED INDIVIDUALS OR THOSE IN FINANCIAL NEED TOPARTICIPATE.

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: Education and training
Amateur sport
Who it helps: Children and young people
Disabled people
The general public
How it works: Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides staff or volunteers
Provides advocacy, advice or information

The charity chose these from the Charity Commission's list.

Where it works

In Wales

Throughout Wales

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £4,244 and spent £5,860.

Income, spending, staff and volunteers by financial year
Year ending	Income	Spending	Paid staff	Volunteers
31 March 2026	£4,244	£5,860	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2025	£3,345	£2,573	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2024	£2,882	£7,208	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2023	£4,455	£3,928	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2022	£5,266	£3,416	Not reported	Not reported

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

Financial position

Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.

Income over time: Down 19%, from £5,266 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £4,244 in the year to 31 March 2026.
Spending against income: It spent 138% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

Trustees

8 trustees run the charity.

Roger Daniel CaddickChairAppointed 28 August 2013
Christopher John BrewerAppointed 30 August 2023
Hilary Jane PriceAppointed 14 February 2014
Jeff RobinsonAppointed 28 August 2013
Mary Laurie BainbridgeAppointed 24 July 2013
Rebecca Louise DanielsAppointed 13 February 2014
Robert Karl FleckAppointed 14 November 2022
Roger John HarrisAppointed 14 February 2014

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Filing record

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

When each year's annual return and accounts were due and received
Year ending	Due	Annual return	Accounts
31 March 2026	31 January 2027	Received 28 September 2026, 125 days early	Not required
31 March 2025	31 January 2026	Received 26 August 2025, 158 days early	Not required
31 March 2024	31 January 2025	Received 19 November 2024, 73 days early	Not required
31 March 2023	31 January 2024	Received 22 November 2023, 70 days early	Not required
31 March 2022	31 January 2023	Received 7 November 2022, 85 days early	Not required

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

About this charity

Charity number: 1140894
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 28 March 2011
Governing document: TRUSTDEED TRUST DEED DATED 17/02/2011
Website: friendsofwelshhockey.org.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.
Council area of its contact address: Cardiff

Sources

Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.

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Year ending

Income

Spending

Paid staff

Volunteers

31 March 2026

£4,244

£5,860

Not reported

31 March 2025

£3,345

£2,573

Not reported

31 March 2024

£2,882

£7,208

Not reported

31 March 2023

£4,455

£3,928

Not reported

31 March 2022

£5,266

£3,416

Not reported

Year ending

Due

Annual return

Accounts

31 March 2026

31 January 2027

Received 28 September 2026, 125 days early

Not required

31 March 2025

31 January 2026

Received 26 August 2025, 158 days early

Not required

31 March 2024

31 January 2025

Received 19 November 2024, 73 days early

Not required

31 March 2023

31 January 2024

Received 22 November 2023, 70 days early

Not required

31 March 2022

31 January 2023

Received 7 November 2022, 85 days early

Not required