Long Buckby Children's Recreation Ground

Analysis

Long Buckby Children's Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in June 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, 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 April 2025, Long Buckby Children's Recreation Ground reported income of £19k and spending of £1,684, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £7,749 to £19k (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Long Buckby Children's Recreation Ground 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 4th Beaconsfield Scout Group (£19k), Welsh Schools Athletic Association (£19k) and The Friends of Crockerne C of E Primary School (£19k).