The Eleemosynary Charity of William Field

Analysis

The Eleemosynary Charity of William Field is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in December 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Eleemosynary Charity of William Field reported income of £27k and spending of £21k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £27k (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 132% 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 Eleemosynary Charity of William Field sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Cuffley Scout Group (£27k), 1st Poynton (St Georges) Scout Group (£27k) and Trimdon Village Hall and Playing Field (£27k).