West Ham Park

Analysis

West Ham Park is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, West Ham Park reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.8m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £1.7m (+7.7%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, West Ham Park 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Garage Trust Limited (£1.7m), The Wye and Usk Foundation (£1.7m) and Harmony Works Trust (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £82. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £800k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.