The St Margaretsbury Recreation Ground

Analysis

The St Margaretsbury Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in September 1963, 63 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 2025, The St Margaretsbury Recreation Ground reported income of £21k and spending of £31k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £60k to £21k (-64%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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 St Margaretsbury 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 Driffield and District Skate and BMX Park Limited (£21k), Port Talbot Unit 537 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£21k) and Parnwell Community Association (£21k).

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.