The Wilmington Village Club

Analysis

The Wilmington Village Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in December 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Wilmington Village Club reported income of £11k and spending of £7,878, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4,992 to £11k (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 544%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Wilmington Village Club sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% 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 Horsley U3a (£11k), The Pinetree Trust (£11k) and The League of Friends of the Honiton Hospital (£11k).