Sandwell Leisure Trust

Analysis

Sandwell Leisure Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05011501). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sandwell Leisure Trust reported income of £14.2m and spending of £13.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.5m to £14.2m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Sandwell Leisure Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (£14.1m), The National Literacy Trust (£14.3m) and B:music Ltd (£13.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, trading 2.0% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6,915. Reserves of £847k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 446 people.