Active Northumberland

Analysis

Active Northumberland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08484436). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Active Northumberland reported income of £20.1m and spending of £21.5m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income grew from £12.0m to £20.1m (+68%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Active Northumberland sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ's Hospital Foundation (£20.0m), Barnsley Premier Leisure (£22.1m) and King's School (£17.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85% and trading 15%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.7%. Reserves of £137k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 860 people.

Data notes from the register: The register marks this charity as being in administration. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.