Bury Defence Academy CIO

Analysis

Bury Defence Academy CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, 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, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Bury Defence Academy CIO reported income of £184k and spending of £140k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2025, income grew from £61k to £184k (+200%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bury Defence Academy CIO sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rowlands Gill Under Fives (Company) (£184k), Upchurch Cricket Club (£184k) and Royal Chester Rowing Club (£184k).