Get Golfing CIO
Analysis
Get Golfing CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, 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 December 2025, Get Golfing CIO reported income of £25.2m and spending of £23.3m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12.3m to £25.2m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Get Golfing CIO 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rugby Football Foundation (£24.9m), The Simon Gibson Charitable Trust (£29.1m) and The Greater Manchester Trust for Recreation (£22.9m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 66% and trading 34%. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 28%. Reserves of £6.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 478 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 66%
- Trading 34%
- Other 0.3%
In the charity's own words
The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, in particular by the provision of facilities for the playing of golf. The secondary charitable objective of the Charity is to carry out such other charitable purposes beneficial to thecommunity consistent with the principal objective as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion determine.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rugby Football Foundation | Middlesex | £24.9m |
| The Simon Gibson Charitable Trust | Hertfordshire | £29.1m |
| The Greater Manchester Trust for Recreation | Greater Manchester | £22.9m |
| The Guide Association | London | £31.6m |