The Broads Society

Analysis

The Broads Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in December 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Broads Society reported income of £22k and spending of £24k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £22k (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 148%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 Broads Society sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pleasley Miners' Welfare Trust (£22k), Bishopsteignton Community Centre (£22k) and Over Wyre Sports and Recreation Association (£22k).