Somerton Recreation Ground Trust

Analysis

Somerton Recreation Ground Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Somerton Recreation Ground Trust reported income of £54k and spending of £33k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £17k to £54k (+220%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Somerton Recreation Ground Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Allegra's Ambition (£54k), Weymouth Surf Life Saving Club (£54k) and Thurcroft Welfare Community Hall Limited (£54k).