The Town Moor Charity

Analysis

The Town Moor Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in May 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 September 2025, The Town Moor Charity reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.0m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £645k to £1.3m (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Town Moor Charity sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The English Schools' Football Association (£1.3m), Team Forces Foundation (£1.3m) and Lutterworth Athletic Football Club (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61%, investments 14% and trading 3.9%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £656k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.