The Weatherley Centre

Analysis

The Weatherley Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Biggleswade. It was registered in September 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Weatherley Centre reported income of £15k and spending of £2,160, leaving 86% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1,179 to £15k (+1175%), an average of +89% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 4754%. Over the whole period it spent 12% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Weatherley Centre sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Prandem Charitable Trust (£15k), The Simon Back Hethersett Charity (£15k) and The Woodmill Trust (£15k).