Dartington Recreation Association

Analysis

Dartington Recreation Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dartington Recreation Association reported income of £158k and spending of £208k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £118k to £158k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Dartington Recreation Association sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Farncombe Scouts and Brownies (£158k), Shefford Saints Football Club (Juniors) (£158k) and Solihull Islamic Education Academy Ltd (£158k).