The Church Mead Recreation Ground

Analysis

The Church Mead Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in February 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, 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 Church Mead Recreation Ground reported income of £18k and spending of £8,558, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2,175 to £18k (+723%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 354%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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 Church Mead Recreation Ground sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redditch Wheels Project (£18k), Harting School PTA (£18k) and Hanborough and District Day Centre (£18k).