Common questions about West of England Sport Trust's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is West of England Sport Trust a good charity? +
West of England Sport Trust scores 81 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 100% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.
Is West of England Sport Trust a legitimate charity? +
The register data used for this profile lists West of England Sport Trust as a registered charity (charity number 1114495). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1114495&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.
What is West of England Sport Trust's charity number? +
West of England Sport Trust's charity number is 1114495. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.
What is West of England Sport Trust's charity rating? +
West of England Sport Trust scores 81 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.
Does West of England Sport Trust have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for West of England Sport Trust. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (none flagged on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How much of my donation reaches West of England Sport Trust? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 100% of West of England Sport Trust's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.
What are West of England Sport Trust's overheads? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 0% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 4% of expenditure (2023–2025, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at West of England Sport Trust. West of England Sport Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee). Individual salaries, including the chief executive's, are disclosed in the trustees' annual report rather than on the register.
How much income does West of England Sport Trust receive? +
West of England Sport Trust reported £1.3m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.
Are West of England Sport Trust's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2025-12-23). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is West of England Sport Trust based? +
West of England Sport Trust's registered contact address is in Bristol (BS16 2QQ). It tells the regulator it operates in North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol City, with a focus on disability.
How much is West of England Sport Trust's chief executive paid? +
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. West of England Sport Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does West of England Sport Trust's money come from? +
West of England Sport Trust reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £1.1m (84%), charitable activities £152k (12%), investments £52k (4%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to West of England Sport Trust? +
The register does not record West of England Sport Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are West of England Sport Trust's trustees paid? +
West of England Sport Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was West of England Sport Trust registered as a charity? +
West of England Sport Trust was entered on the register on 1 June 2006. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 05794916).
How does CharityCompare score West of England Sport Trust? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in West of England Sport Trust's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.
How often is this page updated? +
This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and West of England Sport Trust's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.