Tow Law Community Association

Analysis

Tow Law Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop Auckland. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06244260). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tow Law Community Association reported income of £130k and spending of £112k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £71k to £130k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Tow Law Community Association sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beech Hurst Gardens Charity (£130k), Elsecar Recreation Ground (£130k) and Wisborough Green Sports CIO (£130k).