Great Houghton Playing Field Association

Analysis

Great Houghton Playing Field Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in October 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Great Houghton Playing Field Association reported income of £23k and spending of £22k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £37k to £23k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Great Houghton Playing Field Association 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 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bridgewater Sinfonia Trust (£23k), Kendal South Choir (£23k) and Bedford Town Band (£23k).