The Dalston Recreation Association

Analysis

The Dalston Recreation Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in July 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Dalston Recreation Association reported income of £19k and spending of £19k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £8,532 to £19k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 203%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Dalston Recreation Association sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Solti Foundation (£19k), Leighton Linslade U3a (£19k) and Ashtead U3a (£19k).