The Gillingham Community and Leisure Trust Limited
Analysis
The Gillingham Community and Leisure Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in October 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06868510). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending June 2025, The Gillingham Community and Leisure Trust Limited reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.8m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £839k to £1.9m (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Gillingham Community and Leisure Trust Limited 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 North Yorkshire Youth Limited (£1.9m), Cheltenham Lido Limited (£1.9m) and The Thoroughbred Breeders Association (£1.9m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77%, donations and legacies 14% and trading 8.6%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Reserves of £52k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 14%
- Charitable activities 77%
- Trading 8.6%
- Investments 0.0%
In the charity's own words
A subsidiary of the Three Rivers Partnership, Dorset , the Trust was established to manage development construction of the RiversMeet Centre (opened in August 2010) and thereafter to manage the facilities to promote public benefit of community participation in healthy recreation and such other lawful charitable purposes for the public benefit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| North Yorkshire Youth Limited | Thirsk | £1.9m |
| Cheltenham Lido Limited | Cheltenham | £1.9m |
| The Thoroughbred Breeders Association | Newmarket | £1.9m |
| Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Limited | Twickenham | £2.0m |