California Association

Analysis

California Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wokingham. It was registered in January 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2026, California Association reported income of £26k and spending of £33k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income fell from £27k to £26k (-2.9%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, California Association sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Preston Opera (£26k), The Bilton Community Centre (£26k) and Greystones Primary School Home and School Association (£26k).