Abbeycroft Leisure

Analysis

Abbeycroft Leisure is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Haverhill. It was registered in December 2006, 20 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 05207019). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Abbeycroft Leisure reported income of £13.5m and spending of £13.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.0m to £13.5m (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Abbeycroft Leisure sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Myton Hospices (£13.5m), Saint Francis Hospice (£13.5m) and The Nelson Trust (£13.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, trading 8.0% and donations and legacies 4.3%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.8%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 484 people.