Grange Farm Centre

Analysis

Grange Farm Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Epping. It was registered in September 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Grange Farm Centre reported income of £478k and spending of £732k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £517k to £478k (-7.4%), an average of -1.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 142% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Grange Farm Centre sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Ash Vale Scout Group (£478k), Faversham Community Gymnastic and Activity Centre (£478k) and Derby Excel Swimming Club (£475k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.