Roundwood Bowls Club
Analysis
Roundwood Bowls Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Roundwood Bowls Club reported income of £116k and spending of £141k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £88k to £116k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Roundwood Bowls Club sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Outreach EMR (£116k), Whipps Cross University Hospital Medical Education and Research Trust (£116k) and Blue Ink Trust Ltd (£116k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Promote bowls for the inhabitants of Taverham and surrounding community as a healthy recreation.We are winding up the charity and will cease on August 31st 2026. Bowls will continue on the site under new management.
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Outreach EMR | York | £116k |
| Whipps Cross University Hospital Medical Education and Research Trust | Essex | £116k |
| Blue Ink Trust Ltd | Birmingham | £116k |
| Brainbox | Northumberland | £116k |