The Richard Worsley Recreation Ground

Analysis

The Richard Worsley Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Haywards Heath. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Richard Worsley Recreation Ground reported income of £21k and spending of £24k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £21k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Richard Worsley Recreation Ground sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Esher Friends of Guiding (£21k), 18th Gainsborough Group of Scouts (St Nicholas Haxey) (£21k) and 1st Stapleford and Trowell Scout Group (£21k).

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.