Graves Park

Analysis

Graves Park is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in January 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, animals, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Graves Park reported income of £849k and spending of £845k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £736k to £849k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Graves Park sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bedford Sports Foundation (£848k), Sapphire School of Gymnastics Ltd (£849k) and Longridge on the Thames (£847k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67% and donations and legacies 33%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.4%. Reserves of £1,779 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.