Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund
Analysis
Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in January 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund reported income of £13k and spending of £11k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £13k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 310%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 43rd Salford (Hope) Scout Group (£13k), Cayton Village Hall (£13k) and Dagnall Recreation Room (£13k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Managing Trustees make grants, at their discretion, to selected TA Units based within the County of Stafford (including those Units in the geographical area of the former County of Stafford) and the Staffordshire Army Cadets Force for such charitable purposes as are calculated to further their miliotary efficiency by improving the facilities and amenities of training and service.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 43rd Salford (Hope) Scout Group | Manchester | £13k |
| Cayton Village Hall | North Yorkshire | £13k |
| Dagnall Recreation Room | Buckinghamshire | £13k |
| Budock Village Hall | Cornwall | £13k |