The Wingate Youth Trust

Analysis

The Wingate Youth Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in July 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Wingate Youth Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £32k, spending 164% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £32k to £19k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Wingate Youth Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Otterhampton Village Hall (£19k), 9th Ealing Scout Group (£19k) and Wincanton and District Young Farmer's Club (£19k).