The Bugthorpe War Memorial Institute

Analysis

The Bugthorpe War Memorial Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in September 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Bugthorpe War Memorial Institute reported income of £10k and spending of £12k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £368 to £10k (+2740%), an average of +131% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1133%. Over the whole period it spent 131% 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 Bugthorpe War Memorial Institute sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Weight Lifting Foundation (£10k), Letchworth Garden City Guide District (£10k) and Debden Recreation Ground (£10k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.