Chilham Parish Recreation Ground Trust

Analysis

Chilham Parish Recreation Ground Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in December 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, 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 February 2026, Chilham Parish Recreation Ground Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £18k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income fell from £31k to £19k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Chilham Parish Recreation Ground Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trimley St Martin Memorial Hall (£19k), Fforestfach Scout Group (£19k) and 1st Moore Scout Group (£19k).