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description: "West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd scores 82/100 (Good). Latest accounts 2025: income £1.3m · 96% on charitable activities. Reg 273334."
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/west-wight-sports-and-community-centre-trust-ltd
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## Is West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd a good charity?

West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd scores 82/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£1.3m total income, 96% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

Portsmouth · PO40 9XH |
Reg [273334](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/west-wight-sports-and-community-centre-trust-ltd) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.westwight.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/273334)

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## What does West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd do?

West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd is a registered charity (no. 273334) working in sport in Portsmouth · PO40 9XH. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 96% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 6 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been growing (≈12% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes.

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**In short:** West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd scores 82 out of 100 (4 stars). 96% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below.

## What is West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd?

West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd has a Clarity Score of 82 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 273334. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Sport. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £1.3m, with 96% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 6 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.

Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026.

Overall score

82/100

4★ · Good

Cause spend

96%

3-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

68/100

Finance beacon

Income

£1.3m

Latest year 2025

Reserves

6 mo

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

Late

Check register

£25.9 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) ·
4% overhead · Website on register ·
Confidence: medium

## How does West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd scores higher than.

Income band (£1m–£5m)59thpercentile

**Scores higher than 59% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 82/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).

Sport charities70thpercentile

**Scores higher than 70% of 145 charities in this cause** · 82/100 vs 74 peer average (marker).

## How reliable is West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd's data?

Source

Charity Commission (England & Wales)

Accounts year

2025

Filing date

24 June 2026

Profile reviewed

17 July 2026

Medium confidence — some data missing or late

Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources:
[Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/),
[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and
[Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/).
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## What is West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

### Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

68/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 33% | 5/15 pts |
| Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 10 trustees · 15/15 pts |
| Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 70% | 7/10 pts |

### Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

100/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 6 months · 15/15 pts |
| Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average |
| Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 3% · 5/5 pts |

### Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 96% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) |
| Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 4p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) |

### Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

50/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 50% | 50 volunteers / 54 staff · 5/10 pts |

[How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology)

## What is West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd's Clarity Score?

82/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars

Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.

68/100

Accountability & Transparency

100/100

Financial Health

100/100

Financial Efficiency

50/100

Community Support

### Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

68/100

Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts

Trustee oversight10 trustees · 15/15 pts

Declared policies7/10 pts

### Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

100/100

Reserves (months of cash)6 months · 15/15 pts

Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average

Liabilities to assets3% · 5/5 pts

### Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Program expense ratio96% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Fundraising efficiency4p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

### Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

50/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio50 volunteers / 54 staff · 5/10 pts

## How much does West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings
| Category | Amount | % of spend |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Total income | £1.3m | — |
| Total expenditure | £1.2m | — |
| Charitable activities | £1.1m | 96% |
| Fundraising | £50k | 4% |

96%On charitable activities

## Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2025) · £1.2m spent

- Charitable activities96% · £1.1m
- Fundraising4% · £50k

## What trust indicators does West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

- — Accounts filed on time

Filing status: late

- ✓ Trustee board size (3–12)

10 trustees on the Charity Commission register

- ✓ Workforce on register

54 employees · 50 volunteers (1:1 volunteer-to-staff)

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice.

[Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/)

Official register

Reg 273334

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

[View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/273334)

### Trustees & officers

- DAVID HANCOCK
- MARK WEBBER since 2012
- Richard Barton-Wood since 2022
- Ann Freeman since 2023
- Robert George Ryan since 2023
- Alan Dowie since 2024
- Chloe Searl since 2024
- Lesley McMahon-Hathway since 2025
- Robert Sandford since 2026
- HAMISH WILSON since 2026

100
How we score charities
+The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

[Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology)

Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

## How have West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd's finances changed over five years?

- Income
- Spending
- Cause spend

Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts

## What are the key facts about West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd?

Overall score

82/100 (4★)

Income

£1.3m

Cause spend

96% of expenditure

Reg number

273334

Scope

Local (portsmouth)

Reserves

6 months

Trustees

10

Accounts year

2025

Filing

late

## How does West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd compare, and where else can you look?

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### Where West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

- [sport charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/sport)
- [health charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health)
- [community charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/community)
- [children charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children)
- [Charities in Portsmouth](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/portsmouth)

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Common questions about West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd a good charity? + West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd scores 82 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 96% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. 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 Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd a legitimate charity? + Yes — West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 273334). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/273334. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd's charity number? + West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd's charity number is 273334. 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 Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd's charity rating? + West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd scores 82 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 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 Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted 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 Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 96% of West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd'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 Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 4% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 4% of total expenditure at West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register.

How much income does West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd receive? + West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd reported £1.3m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.

Are West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd's accounts up to date? + Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd based? + West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd is listed at Portsmouth · PO40 9XH, focused on sport.

How does CharityCompare score West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd'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 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd'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.