The Lester Drive Centre

Analysis

The Lester Drive Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Helens. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training 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, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Lester Drive Centre reported income of £10k and spending of £11k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2,746 to £10k (+279%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 266%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Lester Drive Centre sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tora Budo Kai (£10k), 1st Malvern Wells Scout Group (£10k) and Recreation Ground and Playing Field (£10k).