Fernheath Play

Analysis

Fernheath Play is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07968806). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Fernheath Play reported income of £26k and spending of £40k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £80k to £26k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Fernheath Play sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ladybird Boat Trust (£26k), Shaw Hill Playing Field and Village Hall (£26k) and Hitchin Band (£26k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.