Norton Sports Charity

Analysis

Norton Sports Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in November 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 07428216). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Norton Sports Charity reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £630k to £1.2m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 189%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Norton Sports Charity sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winscombe Community Association (£1.2m), Tadcaster Swimming Pool Trust (£1.2m) and Inspire Plus (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 60%, donations and legacies 33%, charitable activities 5.8% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 48% of spending and raising funds 38%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.