Recreation Ground

Analysis

Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Royston. It was registered in May 1963, 63 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 March 2025, Recreation Ground reported income of £51k and spending of £79k, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £10 to £51k (+512020%), an average of +746% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 159% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Recreation Ground sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stanwick Village Hall (£51k), Tideswell and District Voluntary Youth Club (£51k) and Seer Green Village Hall (£51k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.