David James Wilson Memorial Fund
Analysis
David James Wilson Memorial Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in April 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, David James Wilson Memorial Fund reported income of £10k and spending of £57k, spending 556% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income fell from £11k to £10k (-6.4%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 241%. Over the whole period it spent 273% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, David James Wilson Memorial Fund sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Audley Wood Lane Community Association (£10k), Basil Howard Trust (£10k) and Oxford University Boat Club Trust CIO (£10k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Supporting wholly charitable purposes as considered in England and Wales to provide public benefit, such as enhancing communities, areas and providing opportunities in ways which would not be possible without funding being provided. While keeping in mind the interests of David James Wilson, and the areas he enjoyed.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Audley Wood Lane Community Association | Stoke-On-Trent | £10k |
| Basil Howard Trust | London | £10k |
| Oxford University Boat Club Trust CIO | Burford | £10k |
| The Oxcroft Recreation Ground and Welfare Institute | Chesterfield | £10k |