The Copse Leisure Trust

Analysis

The Copse Leisure Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in April 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05740345). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Copse Leisure Trust reported income of £23k and spending of £7,909, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £23k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Copse Leisure Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spilsby Recreation Ground (£23k), Worthing Boys' Club (£23k) and Whetstone Association for St Peters School (£23k).