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Clarets in the Community Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1155856BurnleyDisability
Income£3.9m2025-06-30
Spending£3.7msame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause97th pctDisability
Registered2014Charitable company
Employees76latest return

Analysis

Clarets in the Community Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burnley. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08615704). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Clarets in the Community Limited reported income of £3.9m and spending of £3.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £3.9m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Clarets in the Community Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Berkshire Mencap (£3.9m), Stallcombe House (£3.9m) and The Lisieux Trust Limited (£3.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70%, donations and legacies 18% and trading 11%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.3%. Reserves of £940k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 76 people.

Income and spending

£0£968k£1.9m£2.9m£3.9m2021 Income: £2,576,7222021 Spending: £2,520,69620212022 Income: £3,340,0102022 Spending: £3,240,75220222023 Income: £3,221,2462023 Spending: £3,273,73320232024 Income: £3,817,1172024 Spending: £3,611,74220242025 Income: £3,871,8532025 Spending: £3,724,3302025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 18%
  • Charitable activities 70%
  • Trading 11%
  • Investments 0.5%

In the charity's own words

Burnley FC in the Community is a self-financing registered charity supporting communities, inspiring communities and delivering change in communities. This is achieved through the delivery of;Various projects including sports participation, education, health, social inclusion and community facilities.Being a self-financing, viable charity embedded within the ethos of the football club.

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Hamelin TrustEssex£3.9m