Whitechapel Recreation Hall
Analysis
Whitechapel Recreation Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in May 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending February 2025, Whitechapel Recreation Hall reported income of £49k and spending of £26k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £28k to £49k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Whitechapel Recreation Hall sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Coast Gymnastics (£49k), Stokesley Manorial Lands Trust (£50k) and Letcombe Regis Recreational Ground & Village Hall (£49k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity objectives are to benefit the inhabitant's of Whitechapel and neighbourhood without distinction of sex or of political, religious, or other opinion's, and in particular for use for meetings lectures and classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| East Coast Gymnastics | Skegness | £49k |
| Stokesley Manorial Lands Trust | Middlesbrough | £50k |
| Letcombe Regis Recreational Ground & Village Hall | Oxfordshire | £49k |
| Meads (Eastbourne) Community Centre | East Sussex | £50k |