Effingham Village Recreation Trust

Analysis

Effingham Village Recreation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in September 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Effingham Village Recreation Trust reported income of £216k and spending of £234k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £164k to £216k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Effingham Village Recreation Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Boxmoor and Warners End Neighbourhood Association (£215k), Falcon Boat Club (£216k) and All Stars Youth Club Limited (£215k).