Newbald Playing Field Association

Analysis

Newbald Playing Field Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Newbald. It was registered in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Newbald Playing Field Association reported income of £53k and spending of £18k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £21k to £53k (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 361%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Newbald Playing Field Association sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jones Memorial Recreation Ground (£53k), Combined Halls of Clare (£53k) and Eastrington Village Hall Association (£53k).