Whitley Community Association
Analysis
Whitley Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in March 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Whitley Community Association reported income of £22k and spending of £17k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £22k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 207%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Whitley Community Association sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Long Marton Village Institute (£22k), Lidlington Village Hall (£22k) and Barnsley Churches Drop-In Project (£22k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
To promote the benefit of inhabitants of Whitley and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex, political, religious or other opinions, by associating local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to provide facilities of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the objects of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants,
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Long Marton Village Institute | Appleby-In-Westmorland | £22k |
| Lidlington Village Hall | Bedford | £22k |
| Barnsley Churches Drop-In Project | South Yorkshire | £22k |
| Paycaptain.org | Buckinghamshire | £22k |