Sport in Desford

Analysis

Sport in Desford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sport in Desford reported income of £61k and spending of £78k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £89k to £61k (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Sport in Desford sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Leigh War Memorial Hall (£61k), Colchester Phoenix Amateur Swimming Club (£61k) and The First New Cross (The Greys) Scout Group (£61k).

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.