Centre4 Limited

Analysis

Centre4 Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grimsby. It was registered in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03074118). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Centre4 Limited reported income of £3.5m and spending of £2.7m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £3.5m (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Centre4 Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Active Bolton (£3.2m), Hipperholme Grammar School Foundation (£3.6m) and Dacorum Sports Trust (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84% and trading 6.6%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.8%. It employed 101 people.