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Bournemouth Electric Bowls Club

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1170761FerndownAmateur sport and recreation
Income£23k2025-10-31
Spending£20ksame year
Spent / received103%5-year average
Size in its cause56th pctAmateur sport and recreation
Registered2016Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Bournemouth Electric Bowls Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ferndown. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Bournemouth Electric Bowls Club reported income of £23k and spending of £20k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £16k to £23k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bournemouth Electric Bowls Club sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Tattenhams (St.mark`s) Scoutgroup (£23k), The Queensway Area Residential and Recreational Association (£23k) and Aldbrough Village Hall Committee (£23k).

Income and spending

£0£7,232£14k£22k£29k2021 Income: £15,7932021 Spending: £12,80220212022 Income: £24,9052022 Spending: £28,92820222023 Income: £24,2882023 Spending: £27,29020232024 Income: £23,4902024 Spending: £26,13220242025 Income: £23,2072025 Spending: £20,3502025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The running of Lawn Bowls, to include encouraging local people to try the sport by being given free coaching and use of equipment.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
1st Tattenhams (St.mark`s) ScoutgroupTadworth£23k
The Queensway Area Residential and Recreational AssociationShropshire£23k
Aldbrough Village Hall CommitteeHull£23k
The Newton Poppleford Playing Field FoundationSidmouth£23k