Vernon Institute

Analysis

Vernon Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in April 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Vernon Institute reported income of £80k and spending of £88k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £67k to £80k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Vernon Institute sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% 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 Old Sharlston Cricket Club (£80k), Southbourne Tennis Club (£80k) and Fort Vale Foundation (£80k).

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.