Etchinghill Golf Trust

Analysis

Etchinghill Golf Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Folkestone. It was registered in October 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 13593368). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Etchinghill Golf Trust reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.9m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.2m (+15%), an average of +15% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Etchinghill Golf Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Higham Hill Hub CIO (£2.2m), Ls-Ten Limited (£2.3m) and Wolverton Leisure Trust (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 50% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £671k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.