Coram's Fields and the Harmsworth Memorial Playground

Analysis

Coram's Fields and the Harmsworth Memorial Playground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1963, 63 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 and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Coram's Fields and the Harmsworth Memorial Playground reported income of £2.6m and spending of £2.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.6m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Coram's Fields and the Harmsworth Memorial Playground sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redbridge Sports Centre Trust Limited (£2.6m), Marylebone Cricket Club Foundation (£2.7m) and Kings Active Foundation (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53%, trading 24%, charitable activities 22% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.7%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.