Great Shelford Playscape

Analysis

Great Shelford Playscape is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Great Shelford Playscape reported income of £12k and spending of £9,581, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £27k to £12k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 201% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Great Shelford Playscape sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holford Village Hall (£12k), Bedwas and Trethomas Community Association (£12k) and The Fusiliers London Fund (£12k).