The Island Trust Limited
Analysis
The Island Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03107339). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Island Trust Limited reported income of £273k and spending of £382k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £329k to £273k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 129% 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 Island Trust Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Empire Theatre Trust CIO (£273k), Milton Village Community Association (£273k) and The Essex and Southend Sports Trust (£272k).
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
To provide and assist in the provision of facilities for recreation in the interests of social welfare and in particular facilities for sailing to persons who have need for such facilities by reason of their social and economic circumstances or their disablement or infirmity with the object of improving the conditions of life of such persons.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Theatre Trust CIO | Halstead | £273k |
| Milton Village Community Association | Southsea | £273k |
| The Essex and Southend Sports Trust | Chelmsford | £272k |
| Earls Colne Recreation Ground | Colchester | £274k |