Friends of Ninelands

Analysis

Friends of Ninelands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides other finance.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Friends of Ninelands reported income of £22k and spending of £21k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £9,119 to £22k (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 254%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Friends of Ninelands sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walton Community Centre (£22k), The Clyffe Pypard and Bushton Village Hall (£22k) and Rotary Club of Heathfield and Waldron Benevolent Trust (£22k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.