Cranford Institute

Analysis

Cranford Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kettering. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cranford Institute reported income of £23k and spending of £18k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,666 to £23k (+1251%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 571%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Cranford 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 Wallasey Amateur Boxing Club (£23k), Weybridge Youth Centre (£23k) and Dockland Scout Project (£23k).