Denby Institute and Recreation Ground
Analysis
Denby Institute and Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending February 2025, Denby Institute and Recreation Ground reported income of £12k and spending of £15k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £19k to £12k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Denby Institute and Recreation Ground sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norwich Kickstop Youth and Community Sports Club (£12k), The John Harrison Charitable Trust (£12k) and Arf Trust (£12k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provide a public hire facility for meetings, lectures, classes and physical exercise and training, and for other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants of the area of interest being the Parish of Denby.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Norwich Kickstop Youth and Community Sports Club | Norwich | £12k |
| The John Harrison Charitable Trust | London | £12k |
| Arf Trust | London | £12k |
| Social Education Voluntary Association (Seva) Trust UK | Bedford | £12k |