Blackheath & Elthamians Hockey Club

Analysis

Blackheath & Elthamians Hockey Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sidcup. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Blackheath & Elthamians Hockey Club reported income of £136k and spending of £348k, spending 256% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £111k to £136k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Blackheath & Elthamians Hockey Club sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mersham Sports Club (£136k), Bedford Ladies and Girls Football Club (£136k) and Friends of Coed Gwilym Park (£136k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.