The Philipson Ditchling Trust

Analysis

The Philipson Ditchling Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in June 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Philipson Ditchling Trust reported income of £39k and spending of £11k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £24k to £39k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Philipson Ditchling Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carlisle Hockey Club (£39k), The Wykeham Crown and Manor Trust (£39k) and Llanferres Playing Field and Recreation Association (£39k).