The Smallthorne Community Centre
Analysis
The Smallthorne Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-on-Trent. It was registered in May 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Smallthorne Community Centre reported income of £12k and spending of £53k, spending 436% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £24k to £12k (-49%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Smallthorne Community Centre sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kambia Appeal (£12k), Children with Cancer in Malawi (£12k) and Association for Blindness and Leprosy Eradication (£12k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We host recreational activities at an affordable cost allowing a deprived area to have access to low cost recreational, educational, healthy and inclusive activities. We provide a venue for low cost private hire for parties, community groups such as W.R.V.S, keep fit, toddler groups, bowls, friendship clubs and dance groups etc.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Kambia Appeal | Gloucester | £12k |
| Children with Cancer in Malawi | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £12k |
| Association for Blindness and Leprosy Eradication | Nottingham | £12k |
| Selfless | London | £12k |