Thornton Community Centre
Analysis
Thornton Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coalville. It was registered in June 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Thornton Community Centre reported income of £27k and spending of £70k, spending 262% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £24k to £27k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 144% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Thornton Community Centre sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burwash Weald and Common Memorial Fund Playing Field (£27k), Blenheim Scout Group (£27k) and York Unit No 381 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£27k).
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
WE RAISE FUNDS TOWARD THE UPKEEP OF THE BUILDING IN VARIOUS WAYS. WE HIRE OUT OUR MAIN HALL, OTHER MAIN FORMS OF INCOME COMES FROM ANNUAL EVENTS SUCH AS A CARNIVAL.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Burwash Weald and Common Memorial Fund Playing Field | East Sussex | £27k |
| Blenheim Scout Group | Bristol | £27k |
| York Unit No 381 of the Sea Cadet Corps | Pickering | £27k |
| Frant Memorial Hall | Tunbridge Wells | £27k |