Wey Island Trust
Analysis
Wey Island Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Wey Island Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £22k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £31k (+143%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Wey Island Trust sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aberfan Canoe Club (£31k), King George's Hall Trust, Esher (£31k) and 2nd Verwood Scout Group (£31k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The chief object of the Trust is the provision of an out-of-town recreational facility by the River Wey, New Haw, Surrey, to help and educate young people through their leisure time activities and particularly canoeing and other river pursuits to develop their physical and mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Aberfan Canoe Club | Aberfan | £31k |
| King George's Hall Trust, Esher | London | £31k |
| 2nd Verwood Scout Group | Verwood | £31k |
| Hinckley Town Tennis Club | 1 Kilbury Close | £31k |