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Banks Park Recreation Ground

RegisteredRegistered charity number 300272BuckinghamshireAmateur sport and recreation
Income£21k2026-03-31
Spending£15ksame year
Spent / received78%5-year average
Size in its cause53rd pctAmateur sport and recreation
Registered1963Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Banks Park Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in February 1963, 63 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 2026, Banks Park Recreation Ground reported income of £21k and spending of £15k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £16k to £21k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Banks Park Recreation Ground sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lakeview Village Hall Trust (£21k), Centre 67 Stow-On-The-Wold (£21k) and Stathern War Memorial Institute (£21k).

Income and spending

£0£6,888£14k£21k£28k2022 Income: £15,9112022 Spending: £4,22520222023 Income: £15,2702023 Spending: £27,55320232024 Income: £19,1562024 Spending: £16,56020242025 Income: £19,1872025 Spending: £6,92020252026 Income: £21,3242026 Spending: £15,3752026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Owns the land at Banks Park and leases properties on the site. Income is used to maintain the general areas on the site, support the village hall and playing fields at Woodways.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Lakeview Village Hall TrustKent£21k
Centre 67 Stow-On-The-WoldGloucestershire£21k
Stathern War Memorial InstituteLeicestershire£21k
Kirklees Fostering NetworkWest Yorkshire£21k