Keep the Dream Alive

Analysis

Keep the Dream Alive is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in August 2011, 15 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 07740310). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Keep the Dream Alive reported income of £27k and spending of £25k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £38k to £27k (-29%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Keep the Dream Alive sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bickleigh Recreation Trust (£27k), 1st Leighton Buzzard Scout Group (£27k) and 1st Kilworth Scout Group (£27k).