The Battisborough Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Battisborough Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00667536). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Battisborough Charitable Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £10k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £11k to £15k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Battisborough Charitable Trust sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Somerset Advanced Motorcyclists (£15k), Shenstone Playing Fields (£15k) and Auckley Parish Centre (£15k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity's strategy is to advertise once a year in the local press, inviting young people between 11 and 20 and resident in Devon and Cornwall to apply to the Trust for a grant to help them partake in character building activities and for which they need financial help. Applicants need to have a project in mind and shown initiative by raising some of the funds themselves.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Somerset Advanced Motorcyclists | Somerset | £15k |
| Shenstone Playing Fields | Lichfield | £15k |
| Auckley Parish Centre | Doncaster | £15k |
| Kirkby Fleetham Village Hall | North Yorkshire | £15k |