Paddington Recreation Ground

Analysis

Paddington Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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, Paddington Recreation Ground reported income of £977k and spending of £965k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.8m to £977k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 205%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Paddington Recreation Ground sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ Church Students' Union (£977k), City of Manchester Gymnastics (£979k) and Brighton Table Tennis Club (£970k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5.3m would cover about 59 months of spending at that rate.