Poplar Boys and Girls Club

Analysis

Poplar Boys and Girls Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grays. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Poplar Boys and Girls Club reported income of £20k and spending of £32k, spending 161% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £13k to £20k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Poplar Boys and Girls Club sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beccles and Lowestoft Unit 554 of the Sea Cadets Corps (£20k), Battle Back Golf (£20k) and Humphrey Park Community Association (£20k).