Writhlington Trust

Analysis

Writhlington Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Radstock. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04757263). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Writhlington Trust reported income of £6.3m and spending of £5.3m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £6.3m (+257%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Writhlington 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include YMCA North Staffordshire Ltd. (£6.3m), Harlow and District Sports Trust (£6.3m) and Willowbrook Hospice (£6.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 3.3%. Charitable activities took 50% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5.4m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 171 people.