WALNEY COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1104799 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide human resources. Provide building/facilities/open space.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£180k
Latest spending
£169k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £10,573 for the year ended 31 December 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Total income increased significantly to £179,880, driven largely by grants, while unrestricted reserves stood at £3,856. The trustees noted that securing ongoing funding remains a major focus to maintain activities.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“As ever, a major focus of our work is the on-going efforts to secure funding to enable us to maintain and further develop our activities.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Income from electricity exported to the grid from solar panels.
“For the first time, we have received income from electricity exported to the grid from our solar panels.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The position of Deputy Chair remains unfilled.
“Two new Trustees, Sue Phipps and Samantha Taylor joined us at the start of the year; the position of Deputy Chair remains unfilled.” — page 2
“Work on these strategic objectives has slipped as more urgent, day-to-day matters have demanded the attention of Trustees; it is intended that greater focus will be given to these in 2026.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Trustees reported that work on strategic objectives has slipped due to urgent day-to-day matters.
“Two new Trustees, Sue Phipps and Samantha Taylor joined us at the start of the year; the position of Deputy Chair remains unfilled.” — page 2
“Work on these strategic objectives has slipped as more urgent, day-to-day matters have demanded the attention of Trustees; it is intended that greater focus will be given to these in 2026.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£180k£169k
31/12/2024£70k£137k
31/12/2023£190k£156k
31/12/2022£205k£202k
31/12/2021£212k£187k

Common questions

Is WALNEY COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £10,573 for the year ended 31 December 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Total income increased significantly to £179,880, driven largely by grants, while unrestricted reserves stood at £3,856. The trustees noted that securing ongoing funding remains a major focus to maintain activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WALNEY COMMUNITY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WALNEY COMMUNITY TRUST as a grant recipient include FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£64k
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£30k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3kSocial Needs

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/11/2025£20kCONTINUATION OF YOUTH PROVISION
The National Lottery Community Fund16/11/2022£164kContinuation of Community Development work on Walney
UK government18/09/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£700Care Packages
Sport England05/05/2020£500Youth group sports
The National Lottery Community Fund22/06/2006£4kSpring Mount Walney Community Centre

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE WIGHT AID FOUNDATION1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WATERSIDE COMMUNITY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WALNEY COMMUNITY TRUST£180k—0unclear—noted
WATERSIDE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£773k—0below1.6%no doubt
WHITELEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£103k—0unclear—noted
Five Trees Community Trust FY2025£258k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CEFN CROES WIND FARM COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£115k—0unclear—no doubt
NEWTON ABBOT AND DISTRICT RECREATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£168k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.