South Croydon Centre

Analysis

South Croydon Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in February 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, South Croydon Centre reported income of £29k and spending of £31k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £12k to £29k (+137%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 145%. 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, South Croydon Centre sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Heaton Vale Sea Scout Group (£29k), 3rd Kingston Scout Group (£29k) and Radlett District Guides (£29k).