The Whitlingham Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Whitlingham Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in January 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02222950). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Whitlingham Charitable Trust reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £420k to £1.3m (+202%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 Whitlingham Charitable Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Richmond Gymnastics Association (£1.3m), Lutterworth Athletic Football Club (£1.3m) and 1st Burnmoor Scout Group (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 86%, donations and legacies 8.4%, investments 3.3% and charitable activities 1.2%. Charitable activities took 30% of spending and raising funds 68%. It employed 5 people.