Patchwork Project

Analysis

Patchwork Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08510835). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Patchwork Project reported income of £263k and spending of £258k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £230k to £263k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Patchwork Project sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Brockenhurst Village Trust (£263k), Boost Charitable Trust (£263k) and Borough of Waltham Forest Swimming Club (£263k).