Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK

Analysis

Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00293432). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK reported income of £8.4m and spending of £7.3m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £4.0m to £8.4m (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hawthorns Educational Trust Limited (£8.4m), Borough of Havant Sport and Leisure Trust (£8.5m) and University of Manchester Students' Union (£8.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95%, charitable activities 3.7% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.3m.