Avenue House Estate Trust

Analysis

Avenue House Estate Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04099007). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Avenue House Estate Trust reported income of £687k and spending of £737k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £534k to £687k (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 88%. 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, Avenue House Estate Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wickers Gymnastics Ltd (£685k), East Midlands Cheerleading Academy (£688k) and Avon County Scout Council (£681k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 73%, charitable activities 18% and donations and legacies 8.4%. Charitable activities took 42% of spending and raising funds 58%. Reserves of £9,475 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.