Boughton Playing Field

Analysis

Boughton Playing Field is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in June 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Boughton Playing Field reported income of £16k and spending of £12k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £8,412 to £16k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Boughton Playing Field sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 3rd Thorpe-Le-Soken Scout Group (£16k), Recreation Ground (£16k) and Brandon & Wolston Village Hall (£16k).