The Selsdon Centre Trust

Analysis

The Selsdon Centre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Croydon. It was registered in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04149038). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Selsdon Centre Trust reported income of £135k and spending of £100k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £40k to £135k (+242%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Selsdon Centre Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Personal Best Foundation (£135k), The Discovery Sailing Project (£135k) and Wadhurst Institute, Hall and Field (£135k).