Whitefield Development Trust

Analysis

Whitefield Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03531393). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Whitefield Development Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £1,259, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2,608 to £14k (+438%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 467%. Over the whole period it spent 765% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Whitefield Development Trust sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parents & Friends of Crownbridge Association (£14k), Derby Shield Society (£14k) and Parklands Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving (£14k).