The Croughton Playing Field and Village Hall

Analysis

The Croughton Playing Field and Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northamptonshire. It was registered in July 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Croughton Playing Field and Village Hall reported income of £21k and spending of £20k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £21k to £21k (-3.2%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 129% 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 Croughton Playing Field and Village Hall sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Millom Without and Thwaites Village Hall and Playing Field (£21k), 1st Bilston Scout Group (£21k) and The Southwold and Reydon Recreational Development Council (£21k).