Whitehaven Community Trust Limited

Analysis

Whitehaven Community Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whitehaven. It was registered in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03291380). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Whitehaven Community Trust Limited reported income of £916k and spending of £496k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £208k to £916k (+341%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Whitehaven Community Trust Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Richmond Upon Thames Crossroads Care Scheme (£916k), Gloucestershire Counselling Service (£917k) and The Greenslade Family Foundation (£914k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 65%, charitable activities 34% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £110k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £189k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.