Youth Commemoration Ground

Analysis

Youth Commemoration Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Youth Commemoration Ground reported income of £496k and spending of £494k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £398k to £496k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Youth Commemoration Ground sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Education and Skills Development Group (£496k), Foots Cray Rugby Sports and Athletic Club (£498k) and Blaydon Youth and Community Centre CIO (£490k).