The Ancell Trust

Analysis

The Ancell Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in April 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Ancell Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £12k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £15k to £21k (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Ancell Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Caerwent Community Centre Committee (£21k), Ayscough Hall Trust (£21k) and Aynho Village Hall (£21k).