Activenewham
Analysis
Activenewham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08030293). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2023, Activenewham reported income of £7.6m and spending of £7.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2023, income grew from £5.7m to £7.6m (+33%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Activenewham 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include R National Realisations (2024) (£7.6m), Calico Enterprise Limited (£7.6m) and Global Ncap (£7.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 186 people.
Data notes from the register: The register marks this charity as insolvent.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 88%
- Trading 0.1%
- Other 12%
In the charity's own words
activeNewham provide facilities for recreation, sporting or other leisure time occupation. We have been working with the London Borough of Newham to deliver leisure, sports and volunteering opportunities in Newham since January 2013. Our mission is to support local people to become more active in the local community and we do this by running five leisure centres in Newham.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| R National Realisations (2024) | London | £7.6m |
| Calico Enterprise Limited | Burnley | £7.6m |
| Global Ncap | London | £7.6m |
| Ormiston Families | Suffolk | £7.7m |