WICKSTEED CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1142103 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£4.4m
Latest spending
£4.7m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the Group held total reserves of £7,789,069, with unrestricted reserves of £7,751,119. The Trustees consider that retained reserves should be equated with approximately twelve months of unrestricted resources expended, which is currently in the region of £1.3m to £1.5m. The Group reported a net increase in funds of £989,711 for the year ended 28 February 2023.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by MHA.

What the charity says about itself (2025)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report— the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

Extracting specific event participation numbers.
In 2025 we hosted the inaugural Kettering Half Marathon and 5K Run, with 2,182 taking part

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wicksteed Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

Total income
£4.4m
Total spending
£4.7m
Cost of raising funds
£3.8m
Reserves (reported)
£698k
Employees
137

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£4.4m£4.7m
29/02/2024£4.2m£4.8m
28/02/2023£5.2m£4.2m
28/02/2022£5.6m£3.3m
28/02/2021£1.6m£2.0m

Common questions

Is WICKSTEED CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the Group held total reserves of £7,789,069, with unrestricted reserves of £7,751,119. The Trustees consider that retained reserves should be equated with approximately twelve months of unrestricted resources expended, which is currently in the region of £1.3m to £1.5m. The Group reported a net increase in funds of £989,711 for the year ended 28 February 2023. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by MHA.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/07/2024£250k"Securing a Sustainable Future for the Home of Children's Play"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/06/2020£247k"COVID19:Wicksteed Charitable Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/06/2017£1.9m"'@Play - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (KickstartGIA2020)"

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