The Higginbottom Recreational Charity

Analysis

The Higginbottom Recreational Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Melton Constable. It was registered in July 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Higginbottom Recreational Charity reported income of £23k and spending of £21k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £56k to £23k (-58%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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 Higginbottom Recreational Charity sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bourne End Village Hall (£23k), Powick Playing Field Association (£23k) and 1st Green Street Green Boy Scout Group (£23k).