Potter Heigham Playing Field

Analysis

Potter Heigham Playing Field is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Great Yarmouth. It was registered in February 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Potter Heigham Playing Field reported income of £30k and spending of £18k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £30k (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Potter Heigham Playing Field sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxford Chamber Music Society (£30k), State Ceramics (£30k) and Western Association of Ballet Schools (£30k).