Blackwall Reach Trust

Analysis

Blackwall Reach Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in September 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12137089). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Blackwall Reach Trust reported income of £37k and spending of £53k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2025, income grew from £23k to £37k (+61%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 233% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Blackwall Reach Trust sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Stanstead Abbotts and St Margaret's Scout Group (£37k), West Byfleet Scorpions Football Club (£37k) and Barley Hill School Parent Teacher & Friends Association (£37k).