Active Community Trust Ltd

Analysis

Active Community Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06489622). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Active Community Trust Ltd reported income of £503k and spending of £518k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £392k to £503k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Active Community Trust Ltd sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Queercircle (£500k), Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust (£523k) and Muslim Scout Fellowship (£499k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, donations and legacies 1.5% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £263k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.