Ham Playing Field

Analysis

Ham Playing Field is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sidmouth. It was registered in September 1962, 64 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.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Ham Playing Field reported income of £13k and spending of £40k, spending 316% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £9,265 to £13k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 900%. Over the whole period it spent 190% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Ham Playing Field sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grays Public Purposes and Recreational Charity (£13k), New Marston Scout Hall Management Company Limited (£13k) and Friends of Holy Family Primary School (£13k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.