Burraton Community Centre

Analysis

Burraton Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Burraton Community Centre reported income of £14k and spending of £21k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £23k to £14k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Burraton Community Centre 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 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Kitts and Nevis Friendly Association (£14k), Citysound Voices (£14k) and Kendal Choral Society (£14k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.