Hillsborough Arena Sports Association

Analysis

Hillsborough Arena Sports Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04398319). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hillsborough Arena Sports Association reported income of £175k and spending of £133k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £139k to £175k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Hillsborough Arena Sports Association sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pin Green Community Association (£175k), Star Diving Club Guildford (£175k) and Bradfield Village Hall (£174k).