Grantham Tennis Club Limited
Analysis
Grantham Tennis Club Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grantham. It was registered in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07827640). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Grantham Tennis Club Limited reported income of £946k and spending of £873k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £236k to £946k (+301%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 472%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Grantham Tennis Club Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scarcroft Golf Club (£943k), The Bath Rugby Community Foundation (£947k) and City United Ltd (£938k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 98% and donations and legacies 1.9%. Charitable activities took 5.3% of spending and raising funds 7.6%. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 48 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.9%
- Trading 98%
- Investments 0.1%
In the charity's own words
Our objective as set out in our governing document is "The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Grantham and elsewhere as the directors may decide, in particular by the provision of facilities for playing tennis" - "Facilities" is defined as land, buildings , equipment and the organising of sporting activity including coaching.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Scarcroft Golf Club | Leeds | £943k |
| The Bath Rugby Community Foundation | Bath | £947k |
| City United Ltd | Birmingham | £938k |
| Reachout Youth | London | £947k |