Oakwood Road Community Centre Trust Blurton

Analysis

Oakwood Road Community Centre Trust Blurton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in October 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment 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 and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Oakwood Road Community Centre Trust Blurton reported income of £28k and spending of £28k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income fell from £34k to £28k (-18%), an average of -9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Oakwood Road Community Centre Trust Blurton sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Askern Community Hub (£28k), Langley Burrell Village Hall (£28k) and Bodicote Welfare Fund (£28k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.