Barnsley Premier Leisure

Analysis

Barnsley Premier Leisure is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnsley. It was registered in July 1999, 27 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 03790143). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Barnsley Premier Leisure reported income of £22.1m and spending of £20.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.8m to £22.1m (+182%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Barnsley Premier Leisure sits at the 100th 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Active Northumberland (£20.1m), The Greater Manchester Trust for Recreation (£22.9m) and Christ's Hospital Foundation (£20.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, trading 15% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 5.5%. Reserves of £7.4m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 628 people.