North Army Trust Fund
Analysis
North Army Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Catterick Garrison. It was registered in September 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, North Army Trust Fund reported income of £102k and spending of £136k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,469 to £102k (+1760%), an average of +108% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 631%. Over the whole period it spent 151% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, North Army Trust Fund sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grange Farm Community (Hobbies) Centre (£102k), Haslingden Junior Girls Football Club (£102k) and British Korfball Foundation (£102k).
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
The North Army Trust Fund (NATF) is a Service (Non-Public) Fund. It is maintained to promote the efficiency and well being of units and serving members of the army and their dependants stationed in the Headquarters North area of responsibility, by providing funds that are available for their overall benefit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Grange Farm Community (Hobbies) Centre | Scunthorpe | £102k |
| Haslingden Junior Girls Football Club | Lancashire | £102k |
| British Korfball Foundation | Norwich | £102k |
| Hazlemere Community Association | Buckinghamshire | £102k |