Podsmead Community Association

Analysis

Podsmead Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in January 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Podsmead Community Association reported income of £43k and spending of £33k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £43k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Podsmead Community Association sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royston Bowling Club (£43k), First Duffield Boy Scout Group (£43k) and Melvin Hall Community Group (£43k).