Bishops Stortford Youth Project Limited

Analysis

Bishops Stortford Youth Project Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop's Stortford. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08407987). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Bishops Stortford Youth Project Limited reported income of £146k and spending of £175k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £193k to £146k (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bishops Stortford Youth Project Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Broughton Astley Scout Group (£146k), Shipston Sports Club Ltd (£147k) and Coventry Rugby Community Foundation Ltd (£146k).

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