Staffordshire Winter Sports Club
Analysis
Staffordshire Winter Sports Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lichfield. It was registered in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08059470). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2024, Staffordshire Winter Sports Club reported income of £12.5m and spending of £11.9m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £7.5m to £12.5m (+68%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Staffordshire Winter Sports Club sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Relief Trust (£12.5m), United Jewish Israel Appeal (£12.5m) and The Kenneth & Susan Green Charitable Foundation (£12.4m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £6.7m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 261 people.
Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.0%
- Charitable activities 99%
- Investments 0.7%
- Other 0.0%
In the charity's own words
Activities includes programmes in the following areas; schools, disability, amateur sport, health, social inclusion, women and girls and volunteer programmes. Programmes, consist of three core activities - education, suitable physical activity and social inclusion.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Global Relief Trust | Birmingham | £12.5m |
| United Jewish Israel Appeal | London | £12.5m |
| The Kenneth & Susan Green Charitable Foundation | Surrey | £12.4m |
| Lloyd's Register International | London | £12.5m |