West of England Sport Trust

Analysis

West of England Sport Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05794916). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, West of England Sport Trust reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £874k to £1.3m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 159%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, West of England Sport Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mapaction (£1.3m), Bradnet (£1.3m) and Sussex Cricket Foundation (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, charitable activities 12% and investments 4.1%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £296k. Reserves of £636k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.