The Little Shelford Sports and Recreation Trust
Analysis
The Little Shelford Sports and Recreation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Little Shelford Sports and Recreation Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £10k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £23k to £12k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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 Little Shelford Sports and Recreation Trust sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blencogo and District Village Hall (£12k), The Liverpool Community Choir (£12k) and South Hill Parish Hall CIO (£12k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
the provision of facilities at the Wale Recreation Ground ("the Wale") for recreation and other leisure time occupation, of individuals who have need of such facilities, for local inhabitants and the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Blencogo and District Village Hall | Wigton | £12k |
| The Liverpool Community Choir | Warrington | £12k |
| South Hill Parish Hall CIO | Cornwall | £12k |
| The Brockley Community Council Village Hall Charity | Bury St Edmunds | £12k |