Anston Parish Council Recreation Ground

Analysis

Anston Parish Council Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage 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 2026, Anston Parish Council Recreation Ground reported income of £12k and spending of £9,044, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £24k to £12k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Anston Parish Council Recreation Ground sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kirkburn Village Hall (£12k), Woldingham Village Trust (Formerly Woldingham Institute) (£12k) and The Guide Association Huddersfield Ramsden Division (£12k).