Ridgeway Memorial Community and Sports Centre
Analysis
Ridgeway Memorial Community and Sports Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Ridgeway Memorial Community and Sports Centre reported income of £77k and spending of £80k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £66k to £77k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 20%. 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, Ridgeway Memorial Community and Sports Centre sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotherham Sports Acro Club (£77k), Pocklington Rugby in the Community (£77k) and The Horam Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity (£77k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The provision and maintenance of a community centre and playing field for the use of the inhabitants of the area of benefit without distinction of political,religious or other opinions, including use for meetings,lectures and classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rotherham Sports Acro Club | South Yorkshire | £77k |
| Pocklington Rugby in the Community | York | £77k |
| The Horam Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity | East Sussex | £77k |
| Mackworth Estate Community Association Limited | Mackworth Estate | £77k |