Gymnastics in Ipswich

Analysis

Gymnastics in Ipswich is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03412274). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Gymnastics in Ipswich reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £686k to £1.1m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Gymnastics in Ipswich sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 4ct Limited (£1.1m), Applecast Limited (£1.1m) and The Old Albanian Sports Association Limited (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86% and trading 12%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 4.2%. Reserves of £520k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 76 people.

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.