Active Partners Trust

Analysis

Active Partners Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chesterfield. It was registered in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10876876). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Active Partners Trust reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £2.2m (+1.9%), an average of +0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Active Partners Trust 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harrow Carers (£2.1m), The Edward Gostling Foundation (£2.2m) and The Morrisons Foundation (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, charitable activities 48% and investments 2.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £34k. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.