Debden Recreation Ground

Analysis

Debden Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Debden Recreation Ground reported income of £10k and spending of £9,632, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7,425 to £10k (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Debden Recreation Ground 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 Meysey Hampton Playing Fields Committee (£10k), The Weight Lifting Foundation (£10k) and Ruardean Woodside Memorial Hall (£10k).