The Mount Kelly Foundation

Analysis

The Mount Kelly Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tavistock. It was registered in July 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Mount Kelly Foundation reported income of £12.1m and spending of £11.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £10.0m to £12.1m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Mount Kelly Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leisure United (£12.0m), Coventry Sports Foundation (£12.2m) and Parkrun Global Limited (£11.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and trading 6.6%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 9.4%. Reserves of £15.4m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 218 people.