The Golf Trust

Analysis

The Golf Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, economic/community development/employment, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and recreation, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08173494). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Golf Trust reported income of £106k and spending of £125k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £21k to £106k (+395%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 248%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, The Golf Trust sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope ESOL CIO (£106k), Latvian Community Association in the UK (£106k) and Women of Worth (£104k).