Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford

Analysis

Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford reported income of £274k and spending of £276k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £350k to £274k (-22%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lindley Out-Of-School Club (£274k), Weymouth Sailing Club CIO (£275k) and Great Park Community Centre Association (£274k).

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.