Wolvey Playing Fields Trust
Analysis
Wolvey Playing Fields Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hinckley. It was registered in July 2022, 4 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 September 2025, Wolvey Playing Fields Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £13k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2023 to September 2025, income grew from £9,645 to £14k (+42%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Wolvey Playing Fields Trust sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crowle and Ealand Playing Fields Association (£14k), 6th Falmouth (Sea) Scout Group (£14k) and Dalton Piercy Village Hall Association (£14k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the Trust shall be the provision and maintenance of Wolvey Playing Field for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Wolvey and the neighbouring villages, and in particular for the purposes of a recreation ground for sporting, leisure & recreational activities, in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Crowle and Ealand Playing Fields Association | Scunthorpe | £14k |
| 6th Falmouth (Sea) Scout Group | Cornwall | £14k |
| Dalton Piercy Village Hall Association | Hartlepool | £14k |
| Osmington Village Hall | Weymouth | £14k |