The Mike Gooley Trailfinders Charity

Analysis

The Mike Gooley Trailfinders Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Mike Gooley Trailfinders Charity reported income of £13.2m and spending of £8.4m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £6.2m to £13.2m (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 183%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Mike Gooley Trailfinders Charity 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ramblers' Association (£13.2m), St Catherine's Hospice Limited (£13.3m) and CML - Chevras Mo'oz Ladol (£13.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £7.4m. Reserves of £4.4m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate.