Shaw Cross Boys' Club, Dewsbury
Analysis
Shaw Cross Boys' Club, Dewsbury is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dewsbury. It was registered in June 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Shaw Cross Boys' Club, Dewsbury reported income of £274k and spending of £283k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £119k to £274k (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Shaw Cross Boys' Club, Dewsbury sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Art for Cure (£273k), West End Impact (£274k) and Wow (World of Worth) (£273k).
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
Provides facilities, training and discipline in sporting activities, particularly rugby league football. Has long running cultural and sporting exchange with France in which more than 750 young people from the two countries have now taken part. Assists and encourages youngsters to participate in sport and recreation. Interfaces with the local schools & community at large who utilise the facilities
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Art for Cure | Woodbridge | £273k |
| West End Impact | Lancashire | £274k |
| Wow (World of Worth) | Paignton | £273k |
| Alk Positive Lung Cancer (UK) | Monmouthshire | £274k |