Purley and Coulsdon Clubs for the Elderly

Analysis

Purley and Coulsdon Clubs for the Elderly is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Purley. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Purley and Coulsdon Clubs for the Elderly reported income of £54k and spending of £48k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £73k to £54k (-27%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Purley and Coulsdon Clubs for the Elderly sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bedford Memorial Trust (£54k), The Hanley Trust (1987) (£54k) and Huntly and Margery Sinclair Charitable Trust (£53k).