Tennis First

Analysis

Tennis First is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tennis First reported income of £301k and spending of £281k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £193k to £301k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Tennis First sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Attlee Centre (£300k), Colburn Community Sports Centre (£301k) and Mizzymead Recreation Centre (£300k).