Friends of Dymchurch Recreation Ground

Analysis

Friends of Dymchurch Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romney Marsh. It was registered in October 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 services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Dymchurch Recreation Ground reported income of £62k and spending of £9,386, leaving 85% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8,515 to £62k (+628%), an average of +64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 1948%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Friends of Dymchurch Recreation Ground sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walton Playing Field and Village Hall Charitable Trust (£62k), Penarth District Scout Council (£62k) and Taunton Athletics Club (£62k).