Clapton Common Boys Club

Analysis

Clapton Common Boys Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Clapton Common Boys Club reported income of £621k and spending of £536k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £469k to £621k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Clapton Common Boys Club sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mortal Fools (£620k), The Clod Ensemble (£621k) and The Suffolk Punch Trust (£620k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £104k. Reserves of £464k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.