Leisure United

Analysis

Leisure United is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in August 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 10076004). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Leisure United reported income of £12.0m and spending of £10.1m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £12.0m (+395%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Leisure United sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parkrun Global Limited (£11.7m), The Mount Kelly Foundation (£12.1m) and The Cathedral School (Llandaff) Limited (£11.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69%, trading 26% and donations and legacies 4.0%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 276 people.