The Espley Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Espley Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warrington. It was registered in February 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Espley Charitable Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £5,384, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £997 to £11k (+1035%), an average of +84% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 1438%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Espley Charitable Trust sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Norwich Lads' Club (£11k), The Revivalist Ministries World Outreach (£11k) and Broke Hall School Home and School Association (£11k).