The Guild for Lifelong Learning Limited

Analysis

The Guild for Lifelong Learning Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wilmslow. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08331345). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Guild for Lifelong Learning Limited reported income of £599k and spending of £580k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £306k to £599k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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 Guild for Lifelong Learning Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Deeside Community Trust (£599k), St Thomas' Children's Centre (£600k) and Bristol and South Gloucestershire Swimming Club (£597k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, investments 1.4% and donations and legacies 1.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6,000. Reserves of £407k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.