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Caflo (Community Actions for Local Opportunities)

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1181925BirminghamAmateur sport and recreation
Income£163k2025-03-31
Spending£105ksame year
Spent / received98%5-year average
Size in its cause90th pctAmateur sport and recreation
Registered2019Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Caflo (Community Actions for Local Opportunities) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Caflo (Community Actions for Local Opportunities) reported income of £163k and spending of £105k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £125k to £163k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Caflo (Community Actions for Local Opportunities) 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 Gainsborough Adventure Playground CIO (£163k), Tattenhoe Football Club (£164k) and Woking Boys' and Girls' Club (£163k).

Income and spending

£0£95k£190k£285k£380k2021 Income: £125,4522021 Spending: £121,65720212022 Income: £136,3222022 Spending: £115,46820222023 Income: £261,1312023 Spending: £263,93920232024 Income: £325,5212024 Spending: £380,13720242025 Income: £163,3712025 Spending: £105,3302025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

CAFLO sports & community centre is based in Bromford, Hodge Hill, an area in the top 1% of deprivation in Birmingham. The centre provides spaces for (A)meetings, lectures & classes, (B) different forms of sports, recreation and leisure-time,(C) food bank, mental wellbeing and chat clubs with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Gainsborough Adventure Playground CIOLincolnshire£163k
Tattenhoe Football ClubMilton Keynes£164k
Woking Boys' and Girls' ClubSurrey£163k
Thurrock Rugby Football ClubGrays£164k