Mellor Brook and District Community Centre
Analysis
Mellor Brook and District Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in February 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Mellor Brook and District Community Centre reported income of £54k and spending of £38k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £31k to £54k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Mellor Brook and District Community Centre sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% 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 Devizes Young Farmers Club (£54k), Frith Youth Centre, Bussage (£54k) and Surf Life Saving Cornwall (£54k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Village Hall is held in trust for the use and enjoyment by the inhabitants of the Parishes of Balderstone, Osbaldeston and local areas by way of meetings, lectures, classes, clubs and other forms of recreation and enjoyment.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Devizes Young Farmers Club | Wiltshire | £54k |
| Frith Youth Centre, Bussage | Stroud | £54k |
| Surf Life Saving Cornwall | Redruth | £54k |
| The Hope Edwardes Institute | Shrewsbury | £54k |