Newtown Community and Recreation Association

Analysis

Newtown Community and Recreation Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in December 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Newtown Community and Recreation Association reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3,977 to £11k (+171%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 674%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Newtown Community and Recreation Association 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 St.ives Pilot Gig Club (£11k), Brompton-On-Swale Village Society (£11k) and Sporting Opportunities Isle of Wight (£11k).