Deeside Community Trust

Analysis

Deeside Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clwyd. It was registered in November 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Deeside Community Trust reported income of £599k and spending of £449k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £284k to £599k (+111%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Deeside Community 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 Bristol and South Gloucestershire Swimming Club (£597k), The Guild for Lifelong Learning Limited (£599k) and Bumpy Limited (£594k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68%, trading 24% and charitable activities 8.4%. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £82k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.