Dacorum Sports Trust

Analysis

Dacorum Sports Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidenhead. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04868497). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dacorum Sports Trust reported income of £3.2m and spending of £2.9m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £3.2m (+138%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Dacorum Sports 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aspire Foundation (£3.1m), Active Bolton (£3.2m) and The Access Project (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78% and donations and legacies 5.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £578k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 52 people.