Welney Playing Field

Analysis

Welney Playing Field is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Welney Playing Field reported income of £35k and spending of £18k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £21k to £35k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Welney Playing Field sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Clipstone Scout Group (£35k), Llanasa Village Hall CIO (£35k) and Wool & Winfrith Football Club (£35k).