Village Centre - Filkins

Analysis

Village Centre - Filkins is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lechlade. It was registered in January 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Village Centre - Filkins reported income of £26k and spending of £19k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6,621 to £26k (+296%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 609%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Village Centre - Filkins sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swalecliffe and District Rifle Club (£26k), Greenhill Senior Citizens Club (£26k) and Vine Hall Community Group (£26k).