Thatcham Memorial Foundation

Analysis

Thatcham Memorial Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thatcham. It was registered in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport and 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.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Thatcham Memorial Foundation reported income of £98k and spending of £133k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £96k to £98k (+1.8%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Thatcham Memorial Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shiplake Memorial Hall (£97k), Pollyfield Community Association (£98k) and Fordingbridge and District Community Association (£97k).