Builth Wells Community and Recreation Association

Analysis

Builth Wells Community and Recreation Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Builth Wells. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Builth Wells Community and Recreation Association reported income of £13k and spending of £7,623, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £23k to £13k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Builth Wells Community and Recreation Association sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Hayes Scout Group (£13k), The Preston Patrick Memorial Hall (£13k) and 1st Godstone Scout Group (£13k).