The Salt Hill Playing Fields

Analysis

The Salt Hill Playing Fields is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Slough. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Salt Hill Playing Fields reported income of £17k and spending of £30k, spending 177% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £17k to £17k (-1.4%), an average of -0.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 173% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Salt Hill Playing Fields sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wellspring Church (Southend) (£17k), Chapel Green Advice Centre (£17k) and New Life for All Nations Gospel Church (£17k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.