The Bathurst Park and Recreation Ground

Analysis

The Bathurst Park and Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lydney. It was registered in February 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Bathurst Park and Recreation Ground reported income of £103k and spending of £123k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £75k to £103k (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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 Bathurst Park and Recreation Ground sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Huddersfield North District Scout Council (£103k), Malhamdale Agricultural and Horticultural Society (£103k) and Llechryd Cricket & Tennis Club (£103k).