Crossways Youth and Community Centre

Analysis

Crossways Youth and Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Crossways Youth and Community Centre reported income of £20k and spending of £20k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £32k to £20k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Crossways Youth and Community Centre sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The 5th Chichester (St George's) Scout Group (£20k), The Alex Roberts-Miller Foundation (£20k) and 1st Heybridge Scout Group (£20k).