Bath Recreation Limited

Analysis

Bath Recreation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10735297). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Bath Recreation Limited reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.3m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £751k to £1.1m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bath Recreation Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Applecast Limited (£1.1m), Henfield Leisure Centre (£1.2m) and Gymnastics in Ipswich (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 39%, charitable activities 36% and investments 24%. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 23%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.