The Brabourne and Smeeth Playing Field

Analysis

The Brabourne and Smeeth Playing Field is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in February 1969, 57 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 April 2026, The Brabourne and Smeeth Playing Field reported income of £13k and spending of £4,147, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £3,979 to £13k (+223%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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 Brabourne and Smeeth Playing Field sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ickford Village Hall (£13k), Barr Beacon Trust (£13k) and Bromeswell Village Hall (£13k).