Burton Albion Community Trust

Analysis

Burton Albion Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burton-on-Trent. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07643867). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Burton Albion Community Trust reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.5m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Burton Albion Community Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Faversham Swimming Pools Management Committee Ltd (£1.5m), Wormwood Scrubs Charitable Trust (£1.5m) and Port Vale Football Club Foundation (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £240k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 61 people.