The Sports Council for Wales Trust

Analysis

The Sports Council for Wales Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in September 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Sports Council for Wales Trust reported income of £1.2m and spending of £532k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £1.9m to £1.2m (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 35% 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 Sports Council for Wales Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Adventure Trust (£1.2m), Trinity Saint David Students’ Union (£1.2m) and Henfield Leisure Centre (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 0.8% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £19.2m would cover about 433 months of spending at that rate.