John Pointon Sports and Recreation Facility
Analysis
John Pointon Sports and Recreation Facility is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08818162). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, John Pointon Sports and Recreation Facility reported income of £81k and spending of £104k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £145k to £81k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, John Pointon Sports and Recreation Facility sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reaction Theatre Makers (£81k), Darlington Football Club Foundation (£81k) and Esuubi Trust (£81k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote, provide and/or assist in the provision of facilities for the benefit of the inhabitants of Cheddleton and the surrounding area for sport, recreation or other leisure time occupation of the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants and in particular by provision of a sports and recreation centre.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Reaction Theatre Makers | Worcestershire | £81k |
| Darlington Football Club Foundation | Darlington | £81k |
| Esuubi Trust | Beckenham | £81k |
| The Never Alone Project | Northamptonshire | £81k |