Burnley Leisure and Culture

Analysis

Burnley Leisure and Culture is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burnley. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08737838). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Burnley Leisure and Culture reported income of £7.9m and spending of £7.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.8m to £7.9m (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Burnley Leisure and Culture sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Absolutely Together (£7.7m), University of Essex Students' Union (£8.2m) and Newcastle University Students' Union (£7.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £302k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 201 people.