Bowles Rocks Trust Limited

Analysis

Bowles Rocks Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in August 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00808329). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bowles Rocks Trust Limited reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.8m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.0m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bowles Rocks Trust Limited sits at the 99th 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Limited (£2.0m), Cowes Town Waterfront Trust Limited (£2.0m) and Cheltenham Lido Limited (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, trading 28% and investments 2.9%. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.