The Wallingford Sports Trust

Analysis

The Wallingford Sports Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wallingford. It was registered in February 2017, 9 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, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Wallingford Sports Trust reported income of £615k and spending of £314k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £167k to £615k (+268%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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 Wallingford Sports Trust 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 Royal Armoured Corps Saddle Club (£614k), Nottinghamshire County Scout Council (£615k) and The Poppleton Community Trust (£614k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86% and trading 3.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £267k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.