Millwall Community Trust
Analysis
Millwall Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03920152). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Millwall Community Trust reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £1.2m (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Millwall Community Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crisis Aid (£1.2m), Wessex Cardiac Trust (£1.2m) and The Auditory Verbal Centre (£1.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73%, trading 21% and donations and legacies 4.7%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £830k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 4.7%
- Charitable activities 73%
- Trading 21%
- Other 0.8%
In the charity's own words
The Scheme provides a range of activities which are either funded through grants or for which a fee is charged. The Scheme's aim is "To provide sporting, educational, social and healthy lifestyle opportunities to the local communities of Lewisham and Southwark at affordable prices". These activities include volunteering and employment opportunities and use sport as a mechanism to inspire and unite
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Crisis Aid | Bedfordshire | £1.2m |
| Wessex Cardiac Trust | Southampton | £1.2m |
| The Auditory Verbal Centre | London | £1.2m |
| Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Charity | Luton | £1.2m |