The Megacentre Foundation (Active Christian Trust)

Analysis

The Megacentre Foundation (Active Christian Trust) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rayleigh. It was registered in December 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Megacentre Foundation (Active Christian Trust) reported income of £232k and spending of £355k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £213k to £232k (+8.7%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Megacentre Foundation (Active Christian Trust) sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lower Grange Community Association (£232k), Brightlingsea Lido (£232k) and Sulgrave Club Limited (£231k).