Whepstead Community Association

Analysis

Whepstead Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St Edmunds. It was registered in August 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Whepstead Community Association reported income of £37k and spending of £26k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £37k (+156%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Whepstead Community Association sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Huddersfield Wharfeside Youth Trust (£37k), Coniston Church of England Home School Association (£37k) and Friends of Rayleigh Primary (£37k).