Henfield Leisure Centre

Analysis

Henfield Leisure Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Henfield. It was registered in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Henfield Leisure Centre reported income of £1.2m and spending of £874k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £490k to £1.2m (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Henfield Leisure Centre sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bath Recreation Limited (£1.1m), Youth Adventure Trust (£1.2m) and Applecast Limited (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82% and donations and legacies 18%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £315k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.