5ives Community Sports Club
Analysis
5ives Community Sports Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnsley. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09164144). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending August 2025, 5ives Community Sports Club reported income of £161k and spending of £172k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £195k to £161k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 5ives Community Sports Club sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxshott Royals Football Club (£161k), Essa Water Activities Centre (£161k) and Coventry Asian Sports Federation (£161k).
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
THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PLAYING SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FOOTBALL AND HOCKEY
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Oxshott Royals Football Club | Leatherhead | £161k |
| Essa Water Activities Centre | Waltham Abbey | £161k |
| Coventry Asian Sports Federation | Coventry | £161k |
| Cliff House Trust Limited | Devon | £161k |