Barton Acorn Youth, Community and Sports Centre

Analysis

Barton Acorn Youth, Community and Sports Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torquay. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Barton Acorn Youth, Community and Sports Centre reported income of £232k and spending of £210k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £157k to £232k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Barton Acorn Youth, Community and Sports Centre sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rush Green Community Association (£231k), Margaret Haes Riding Centre Ltd (£232k) and Ruff Sqwad Arts Foundation (£231k).