East Dorset Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Limited
Analysis
East Dorset Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10465307). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, East Dorset Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Limited reported income of £548k and spending of £275k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £180k to £548k (+205%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, East Dorset Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham Wildcats Community Basketball and Sports Trust (£548k), Osborne House Community Nursery Ltd (£549k) and Portishead Pool Community Trust (£540k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 72%, donations and legacies 19% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 46 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 19%
- Charitable activities 72%
- Investments 2.3%
- Other 6.1%
In the charity's own words
Community participation in healthy recreation for the public benefit the provision of facilities for playing sports, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Poole of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Wildcats Community Basketball and Sports Trust | Nottingham | £548k |
| Osborne House Community Nursery Ltd | Sheffield | £549k |
| Portishead Pool Community Trust | Bristol | £540k |
| Barnsley Community Gymnastics Academy | Carlton | £549k |