Belper Leisure Centre Limited
Analysis
Belper Leisure Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Belper. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 06848040). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Belper Leisure Centre Limited reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £822k to £1.3m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Belper Leisure Centre Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (£1.3m), The Archie Sherman Charitable Trust (£1.3m) and Back on the Map Limited (£1.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and trading 1.5%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. It employed 59 people.
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 99%
- Trading 1.5%
In the charity's own words
Belper Leisure Centre Limited provides Belper School and area schools with a range of leisure facilities for curriculum requirement. Additionally the centre provides a range of community leisure activities for the purposes of social welfare, general recreation and leisure pursuit. These are provided for all sections of the community regardless of age, infirmity, disablement or social standing.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network | Fitzrovia | £1.3m |
| The Archie Sherman Charitable Trust | London | £1.3m |
| Back on the Map Limited | Tyne & Wear | £1.3m |
| Aneinu Limited | London | £1.3m |