Soll (Vale)

Analysis

Soll (Vale) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Abingdon. It was registered in January 2005, 21 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 05184368). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Soll (Vale) reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.8m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £2.0m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Soll (Vale) 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cowes Town Waterfront Trust Limited (£2.0m), South Essex Gymnastics Club Limited (£2.0m) and Bowles Rocks Trust Limited (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £380k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.