Shirrell Heath Recreation Ground and Allotment Charity

Analysis

Shirrell Heath Recreation Ground and Allotment Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in August 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shirrell Heath Recreation Ground and Allotment Charity reported income of £14k and spending of £13k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,447 to £14k (+304%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Shirrell Heath Recreation Ground and Allotment Charity sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 18th Bristol (1st Redland Green) Scout Group (£14k), Banners Gate Community Association (£14k) and 1st Owlsmoor Scout Group (£14k).