The Old Elthamians' Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Old Elthamians' Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08305478). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Old Elthamians' Charitable Trust reported income of £82k and spending of £82k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £84k to £82k (-3.2%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Old Elthamians' Charitable Trust sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Old Bath House and Community Centre Wolverton (£82k), Twyford Spartans Youth FC (£82k) and Wallingford and Crowmarsh Football Club (£82k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1.to advance education of persons anywhere in the world with preference for pupils and former pupils of Eltham College and/or to or for the said school or for any of its undertakings.2.to promote community participation in healthy recreation, including the provision of facilities for the advancement of amateur sport, mainly in the London Boroughs of Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Old Bath House and Community Centre Wolverton | Milton Keynes | £82k |
| Twyford Spartans Youth FC | Tiverton | £82k |
| Wallingford and Crowmarsh Football Club | Oxfordshire | £82k |
| Leamington Cricket Club | Leamington Spa | £82k |