The Lee Education Charity of William Hatcliffe

Analysis

The Lee Education Charity of William Hatcliffe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Lee Education Charity of William Hatcliffe reported income of £65k and spending of £77k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £82k to £65k (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 137% 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 Lee Education Charity of William Hatcliffe sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Snitterfield Sports Club Ltd (£65k), The Boosbeck Community Centre (£65k) and Blackhall Mill Community Association (£65k).

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.