Machen Recreation CIO

Analysis

Machen Recreation CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mid Glamorgan. It was registered in May 2018, 8 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.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Machen Recreation CIO reported income of £19k and spending of £22k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £19k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Machen Recreation CIO sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 13th Lincoln (Birchwood) Scout Group (£19k), Friends of Somerset Young Carers (£19k) and Friends of Lavant Primary School (£19k).