Shillington Memorial Playing Field

Analysis

Shillington Memorial Playing Field is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hitchin. It was registered in July 1961, 65 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 December 2025, Shillington Memorial Playing Field reported income of £47k and spending of £82k, spending 175% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £47k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 257%. 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, Shillington Memorial Playing Field sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% 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 1st Wandsworth Scout Group (£47k), Pioneer 79 (East Lancashire) Swimming Club (£47k) and 10th Romsey Scout Group (£47k).