The Playing Field

Analysis

The Playing Field is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxon. It was registered in July 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, 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 Playing Field reported income of £49k and spending of £56k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £21k to £49k (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Playing Field sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Staplehurst Community Centre (£49k), Kent County Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (£49k) and 1st Shottery Scout Group (£49k).