Carney's Community

Analysis

Carney's Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07923708). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Carney's Community reported income of £963k and spending of £638k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £453k to £963k (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Carney's Community 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Army Sailing Association (£963k), Wymondham Community Rugby Trust (£967k) and Foundation for Good (£960k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, charitable activities 14% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Reserves of £390k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.