Sowood Pre-School and Community Association

Analysis

Sowood Pre-School and Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Halifax. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment 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 August 2025, Sowood Pre-School and Community Association reported income of £110k and spending of £104k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £91k to £110k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Sowood Pre-School and Community Association sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mastin Moor Miners' Welfare Scheme (£110k), Epsom and Ewell District Scout Council (£110k) and Longfleet Football Club (£110k).