West Wickham Common and Spring Park Wood

Analysis

West Wickham Common and Spring Park Wood is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1964, 62 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 Wickham Common and Spring Park Wood reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.9m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.0m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Wickham Common and Spring Park Wood 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 Paraorchestra and Friends (£2.0m), Wandsworth Music (£2.0m) and Ymddiriedolaeth Nant Gwrtheyrn (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £79. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £676k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.