The Thamesfield Youth Association

Analysis

The Thamesfield Youth Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Thamesfield Youth Association reported income of £56k and spending of £70k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £94k to £56k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 174% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Thamesfield Youth Association sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashfield Rugby Union Football Club Limited (£56k), The Achilles Trust (£56k) and South West Lakes District Scouts (£56k).

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.