Hoole Community Development Trust
Analysis
Hoole Community Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07950960). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending February 2025, Hoole Community Development Trust reported income of £234k and spending of £230k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £156k to £234k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Hoole Community Development Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Happy Kids (£234k), The Marsh Community Centre Charitable Company (£234k) and The Association of Sail Training Organisations (£233k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Further the residents of Hoole and surrounding neighbourhoods, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race, age or of political, religious or other opinions in a common effort to advance education and to provide facitities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Kids | London | £234k |
| The Marsh Community Centre Charitable Company | Lancaster | £234k |
| The Association of Sail Training Organisations | Southampton | £233k |
| Hastings & Rother YMCA | St Leonards-On-Sea | £234k |