Waddesdon Hall

Analysis

Waddesdon Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aylesbury. It was registered in May 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Waddesdon Hall reported income of £216k and spending of £174k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £51k to £216k (+325%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Waddesdon Hall sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newark Play Association (£215k), Mediation Surrey CIO (£217k) and Young People Taking Action (£214k).