Friends of Nuttall Park

Analysis

Friends of Nuttall Park is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, economic/community development/employment, recreation and other charitable purposes, 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, Friends of Nuttall Park reported income of £23k and spending of £32k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £23k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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 Nuttall Park sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kirkburton Uniformed Groups (£23k), Severalls Bowls Club (£23k) and The Gravel Pit Close Recreation Ground Charity (£23k).

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.