Little Clacton Playing Field Trust

Analysis

Little Clacton Playing Field Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clacton-on-Sea. It was registered in December 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Little Clacton Playing Field Trust reported income of £25k and spending of £20k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £20k to £25k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 49%. 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, Little Clacton Playing Field Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Linton Village Institute (£25k), Great Wood Community Hall (£25k) and South Zeal Recreation Ground (£25k).