Burley in Wharfedale Community Trust

Analysis

Burley in Wharfedale Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilkley. It was registered in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Burley in Wharfedale Community Trust reported income of £126k and spending of £51k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £47k to £126k (+167%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 185%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Burley in Wharfedale Community Trust sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cornwall County Federation of Women's Institutes (£126k), The Bold and Saucy Theatre Company Limited (£126k) and Lifebeat (£126k).