Winter Sports Foundation
Analysis
Winter Sports Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Winter Sports Foundation reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.8m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £4.0m to £1.5m (-61%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Winter Sports Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wormwood Scrubs Charitable Trust (£1.5m), Bridport and West Dorset Sports Trust Limited (£1.5m) and Burton Albion Community Trust (£1.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £150k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 100%
- Investments 0.1%
In the charity's own words
To promote for the inhabitants of the UK the provision of facilities, for winter sports for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Wormwood Scrubs Charitable Trust | London | £1.5m |
| Bridport and West Dorset Sports Trust Limited | Bridport | £1.5m |
| Burton Albion Community Trust | Burton-on-Trent | £1.5m |
| Middlesex County Football Association Limited | Northolt | £1.6m |