Addington Recreation Ground

Analysis

Addington Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Malling. It was registered in December 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Addington Recreation Ground reported income of £17k and spending of £15k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £20k to £17k (-14%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Addington Recreation Ground sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Noor Welfare Foundation (£17k), Friends of Bambi (£17k) and City of Bath Unit 25 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£17k).