The Elgar Centre

Analysis

The Elgar Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07604967). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Elgar Centre reported income of £18k and spending of £27k, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £22k to £18k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Elgar Centre 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 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Daniel Estick Trust (£18k), Pinner Park PTA (£18k) and Ilfracombe & District Lions Club (CIO) (£18k).

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.