Lark in the Park (Community Projects)

Analysis

Lark in the Park (Community Projects) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sidcup. It was registered in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05906292). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lark in the Park (Community Projects) reported income of £21k and spending of £33k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £21k (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Lark in the Park (Community Projects) sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hambridge and Westport Recreation Trust (£21k), Douglas Swire Memorial Hall and Longden Sports Ground (£21k) and Ayscough Hall Trust (£21k).

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.