--- title: "Barnsley Premier Leisure charity rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Barnsley Premier Leisure a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 76/100. Accounts 2025: income £22m · 91% on charitable activities. Reg 1076681." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/barnsley-premier-leisure retrieved: 2026-08-18T03:27:22.771Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Barnsley Premier Leisure a good charity? Barnsley Premier Leisure scores 76/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£22m total income, 91% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Sheffield · S71 1AN | Reg [1076681](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/barnsley-premier-leisure) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.bpl.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1076681) Donate ## How can you give to BARNSLEY PREMIER LEISURE? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official BARNSLEY PREMIER LEISURE form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.bpl.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1076681) ## What does Barnsley Premier Leisure do? Barnsley Premier Leisure is a registered charity (no. 1076681) working in sport in Sheffield · S71 1AN. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 91% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 5 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been growing (≈30% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Barnsley Premier Leisure hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=barnsley-premier-leisure) **In short:** BARNSLEY PREMIER LEISURE scores 76 out of 100 (4 stars). 91% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Barnsley Premier Leisure? Barnsley Premier Leisure has a Clarity Score of 76 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1076681. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Sport. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £22m, with 91% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 5 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 76/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 91% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 68/100 Finance beacon Income £22m Latest year 2025 Reserves 5 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register £17.7 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 9% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does BARNSLEY PREMIER LEISURE compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers BARNSLEY PREMIER LEISURE scores higher than. Income band (£10m+)43rdpercentile **Scores higher than 43% of 943 charities in its income band** · 76/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). Sport charities56thpercentile **Scores higher than 56% of 145 charities in this cause** · 76/100 vs 74 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Barnsley Premier Leisure's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Medium confidence — some data missing or late Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Barnsley Premier Leisure's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 68/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 33% | 5/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 10 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 70% | 7/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 97/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 5 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 15% · 4/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 91% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 6p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | 1 volunteers / 628 staff · 0/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Barnsley Premier Leisure's Clarity Score? 76/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 68/100 Accountability & Transparency 97/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 68/100 Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts Trustee oversight10 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 97/100 Reserves (months of cash)5 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets15% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 Program expense ratio91% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency6p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio1 volunteers / 628 staff · 0/10 pts ## How much does Barnsley Premier Leisure raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £22m | — | | Total expenditure | £20m | — | | Charitable activities | £18m | 91% | | Fundraising | £1.2m | 6% | | Governance & admin | £614k | 3% | 91%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £20m spent - Charitable activities91% · £18m - Fundraising6% · £1.2m - Governance3% · £614k ## What trust indicators does Barnsley Premier Leisure have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - — Accounts filed on time Filing status: late - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 10 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 628 employees · 1 volunteers (0:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1076681 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1076681) ### Trustees & officers - VALERIE ANN MILLS Chair - ALAN METHLEY - Denise Pozorski - Benjamin McFeely since 2017 - ANDREW AINSWORTH since 2017 - Nichola Hawden since 2024 - Peter Moyes since 2024 - Mark Ryan since 2024 - Andrew Gaskell since 2026 - Councillor Stanley Bryan since 2026 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Barnsley Premier Leisure's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Barnsley Premier Leisure? Overall score 76/100 (4★) Income £22m Cause spend 91% of expenditure Reg number 1076681 Scope Local (sheffield) Reserves 5 months Trustees 10 Accounts year 2025 Filing late ## How does BARNSLEY PREMIER LEISURE compare, and where else can you look? [Compare BARNSLEY PREMIER LEISURE with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=barnsley-premier-leisure) [More sport charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/sport) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where BARNSLEY PREMIER LEISURE sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [sport charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/sport) - [community charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/community) - [Charities in Sheffield](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/sheffield) ### Similar sport charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [OAC BUILDINGS](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/oac-buildings) 100/100 · £705k - [HINCKLEY CLUB FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hinckley-club-for-young-people-limited) 100/100 · £674k - [WALLSEND BOYS CLUB](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/wallsend-boys-club) 97/100 · £920k - [DEESIDE COMMUNITY TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/deeside-community-trust) 97/100 · £599k ## How can you share Barnsley Premier Leisure's rating? 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Free to use — a lightweight HTML badge or an embeddable score widget, each linking back to this independent profile and our [methodology](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology). BadgeScore widget [♥ CharityCompare Clarity Score 76/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/barnsley-premier-leisure) Lightweight HTML badge (no iframe) — paste anywhere ♥ CharityCompare Clarity Score 76/100 ★★★★★ Copy code ## What red flags does Barnsley Premier Leisure have? ## Frequently asked questions Common questions about Barnsley Premier Leisure's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status. Is Barnsley Premier Leisure a good charity? + Barnsley Premier Leisure scores 76 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 91% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Barnsley Premier Leisure a legitimate charity? + Yes — Barnsley Premier Leisure is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1076681). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1076681. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Barnsley Premier Leisure's charity number? + Barnsley Premier Leisure's charity number is 1076681. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Barnsley Premier Leisure's charity rating? + Barnsley Premier Leisure scores 76 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Barnsley Premier Leisure have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Barnsley Premier Leisure. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Barnsley Premier Leisure? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 91% of Barnsley Premier Leisure's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Barnsley Premier Leisure's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 6% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 9% of total expenditure at Barnsley Premier Leisure. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Barnsley Premier Leisure's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Barnsley Premier Leisure receive? + Barnsley Premier Leisure reported £22m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Barnsley Premier Leisure's accounts up to date? + Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Barnsley Premier Leisure based? + Barnsley Premier Leisure is listed at Sheffield · S71 1AN, focused on sport. How does CharityCompare score Barnsley Premier Leisure? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Barnsley Premier Leisure's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Barnsley Premier Leisure's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.