Hyndburn Leisure

Analysis

Hyndburn Leisure is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04270411). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hyndburn Leisure reported income of £5.9m and spending of £5.9m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £5.9m (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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, Hyndburn Leisure sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colchester Mercury Theatre Limited (£5.8m), Arundel Castle Trustees Limited (£5.9m) and Midlands Arts Centre (£5.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 4.6% and trading 1.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 160 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.