Pelton Fell War Memorial Park Bowling Club

Analysis

Pelton Fell War Memorial Park Bowling Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in July 2001, 25 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 September 2025, Pelton Fell War Memorial Park Bowling Club reported income of £10k and spending of £15k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £27k to £10k (-62%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Pelton Fell War Memorial Park Bowling Club sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upleadon Village Hall (£10k), Compton Abdale Village Hall (£10k) and Coronation Hall, Dale (CIO) (£10k).

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.