Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre
Analysis
Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre reported income of £127k and spending of £162k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £125k to £127k (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hopes and Beams (£127k), Football Academy Noah (£127k) and Northern Hope Centre Limited (£127k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
to promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the triangle in a common effort to advance education, relieve poverty, sickness and distress, further health and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of for the said inhabitants and work with other charities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hopes and Beams | Cheshire | £127k |
| Football Academy Noah | London | £127k |
| Northern Hope Centre Limited | Chester le Street | £127k |
| Sefton North District Scout Council | Merseyside | £128k |