The Meapa

Analysis

The Meapa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Meapa reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £496k to £1.4m (+173%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Meapa sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Development Through Challenge (£1.4m), Snow Camp (£1.4m) and Hampshire County Scout Council (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Reserves of £507k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.