Priory Park

Analysis

Priory Park is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in August 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Priory Park reported income of £240k and spending of £277k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £164k to £240k (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Priory Park sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mexborough Miners' Welfare Institute and Recreation Ground (£240k), Wigmore Lawn Tennis Club (£241k) and Omonia Youth (UK) Limited (£239k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.