King George's Field, Mile End

Analysis

King George's Field, Mile End is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2024, King George's Field, Mile End reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income grew from £1.2m to £1.4m (+19%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, King George's Field, Mile End sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Union of Kingston Students (£1.4m), Greenpower Education Trust (£1.4m) and Oasis Children's Venture (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 38%, donations and legacies 31%, charitable activities 27% and trading 3.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.