Countryside Learning

Analysis

Countryside Learning is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burnley. It was registered in April 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01997554). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Countryside Learning reported income of £437k and spending of £366k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £230k to £437k (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 32%. 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, Countryside Learning sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lockleaze Neighbourhood Trust (£436k), The Walker Cricket Ground (£441k) and Altofts Community and Sports Foundation Limited (£435k).