Northamptonshire Recreation Association

Analysis

Northamptonshire Recreation Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in June 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Northamptonshire Recreation Association reported income of £13k and spending of £51k, spending 383% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £17k to £13k (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Northamptonshire Recreation Association sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iden Green Pavilion (£13k), Flitwick and Ampthill Sea Cadets (£13k) and Washford Village Memorial Hall (£13k).