The Box Youth and Community Project Ltd.

Analysis

The Box Youth and Community Project Ltd. is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04589000). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Box Youth and Community Project Ltd. reported income of £350k and spending of £254k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £234k to £350k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 32%. 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 Box Youth and Community Project Ltd. sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Me & Dee (£349k), Royal Agricultural University Student Union (£350k) and The Scotter Village Hall Association (£348k).