Borough of Havant Sport and Leisure Trust

Analysis

Borough of Havant Sport and Leisure Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Havant. It was registered in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03319069). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Borough of Havant Sport and Leisure Trust reported income of £8.5m and spending of £8.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £4.5m to £8.5m (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Borough of Havant Sport and Leisure Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK (£8.4m), Cymru Football Foundation Limited (£8.8m) and The Hawthorns Educational Trust Limited (£8.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, donations and legacies 7.5% and trading 4.5%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. Reserves of £530k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 228 people.