Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust
Analysis
Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Doncaster. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04410993). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust reported income of £24.2m and spending of £22.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14.5m to £24.2m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (£24.1m), The Rotherwick Foundation (£24.2m) and Poor Servants of the Mother of God (£24.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 57% and trading 17%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £177k. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 300 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.2%
- Charitable activities 57%
- Trading 17%
- Investments 0.1%
- Other 25%
In the charity's own words
The charity exists to manage the leisure and entertainment experience to improve the lives and wellbeing of our clients and their communities. Principally we target ourselves with promoting the benefit of the inhabitants of Doncaster and its environs by the provision of facilities for the recreation and leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health | Leicester | £24.1m |
| The Rotherwick Foundation | E Sussex | £24.2m |
| Poor Servants of the Mother of God | London | £24.0m |
| Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex | Kent | £24.4m |