Hillside Rural Activities Park
Analysis
Hillside Rural Activities Park is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thirsk. It was registered in August 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05385120). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Hillside Rural Activities Park reported income of £31k and spending of £23k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13k to £31k (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 339%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Hillside Rural Activities Park sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Warsop Youth and Community (£31k), Thurcaston and Cropston Memorial Hall (£31k) and Fourth Farnham (Tongham) Scout Group (£31k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Promote, for the residents of the Hillside Parishes, the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their age, infirmity, financial hardship or economic circumstance, or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare, and with the objective of improving the condition of life of the said residents.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Warsop Youth and Community | Nottinghamshire | £31k |
| Thurcaston and Cropston Memorial Hall | Leicester | £31k |
| Fourth Farnham (Tongham) Scout Group | Surrey | £31k |
| The Picket Piece Combined Recreation Hall | Hampshire | £31k |