4slc for Stocksbridge Leisure Centre Trust
Analysis
4slc for Stocksbridge Leisure Centre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08413664). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, 4slc for Stocksbridge Leisure Centre Trust reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.6m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, 4slc for Stocksbridge Leisure Centre Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include REACT Disaster Response Ltd (£1.6m), Waverley Hoppa Community Transport (£1.6m) and North and West Gloucestershire Citizens Advice (£1.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 56%, donations and legacies 28% and trading 16%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 15%. Grants to other organisations totalled £21k. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 28%
- Charitable activities 56%
- Trading 16%
- Other 0.4%
In the charity's own words
Stocksbridge Community Leisure Centre is operated by the Trust for Public Benefit and offers a full range of sporting and leisure activities for the community.The Trust took over the operation of the centre in Summer 2013 following a successful community led campaign to save it, following the closure by Sheffield City Council in May 2013.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| REACT Disaster Response Ltd | Salisbury | £1.6m |
| Waverley Hoppa Community Transport | Wormley | £1.6m |
| North and West Gloucestershire Citizens Advice | Gloucestershire | £1.6m |
| Cam International | Lancashire | £1.6m |