Sports Traider Charity
Analysis
Sports Traider Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2023, Sports Traider Charity reported income of £720k and spending of £821k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2023, income grew from £344k to £720k (+109%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sports Traider Charity sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pembrokeshire People First (£719k), Space4autism (£721k) and Together Collective (£717k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65% and donations and legacies 35%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £28k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.
Data notes from the register: The register marks this charity as insolvent.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 35%
- Charitable activities 65%
In the charity's own words
TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND/OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pembrokeshire People First | Haverfordwest | £719k |
| Space4autism | Macclesfield | £721k |
| Together Collective | Nile Street | £717k |
| Croydon Voluntary Association for the Blind | Surrey | £722k |