The Central Social and Recreational Trust

Analysis

The Central Social and Recreational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Central Social and Recreational Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £71k, spending 278% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £20k to £26k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 221% 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 Central Social and Recreational Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shotley Village Hall (£26k), The Dursley Lions Club Charity Trust Fund (£26k) and 12th and 17th Medway Towns Scout Group (£26k).

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.