Abington Village Institute

Analysis

Abington Village Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in August 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Abington Village Institute reported income of £23k and spending of £34k, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £26k to £23k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Abington Village Institute sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alexandra Community Centre (£23k), Alderney West Community Association (£23k) and Watchet War Memorial Recreation Ground (£23k).

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.