Act (Action for the Community and Town) at the Cheethams Limited

Analysis

Act (Action for the Community and Town) at the Cheethams Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06113605). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Act (Action for the Community and Town) at the Cheethams Limited reported income of £35k and spending of £41k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £21k to £35k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Act (Action for the Community and Town) at the Cheethams Limited sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marham Aero Club (£35k), Recreation Ground and Village Hall (£35k) and Falcons Community Sport Centre (£35k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.