Southwell Leisure Centre

Analysis

Southwell Leisure Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southwell. It was registered in September 1964, 62 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 March 2026, Southwell Leisure Centre reported income of £1.2m and spending of £401k, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £511k to £1.2m (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 14740%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Southwell Leisure Centre 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Unity Centre Limited (£1.2m), Staffordshire Cricket Limited (£1.2m) and Fitzrovia Youth in Action (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £797k would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate.