Bassetlaw Action Centre

Analysis

Bassetlaw Action Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Retford. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05177066). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Bassetlaw Action Centre reported income of £1.0m and spending of £953k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £520k to £1.0m (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bassetlaw Action Centre sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Able (Action for a Better Life) (£1.0m), Action for Carers (Oxfordshire) Ltd (£1.0m) and Oasis Community Hub: Oldham (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £48k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.