Aspire Foundation

Analysis

Aspire Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in January 2014, 12 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 08460624). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Aspire Foundation reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £3.1m (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Aspire Foundation sits at the 99th 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Access Project (£3.1m), Dacorum Sports Trust (£3.2m) and The Reme Charity (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 4.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 98 people.