George Timms for Playground and Other Purposes

Analysis

George Timms for Playground and Other Purposes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northants. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, George Timms for Playground and Other Purposes reported income of £30k and spending of £24k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £22k to £30k (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, George Timms for Playground and Other Purposes sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% 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 Charlie.dallas.lancaster.foundation (£30k), The Desmond Molins Charitable Trust (£30k) and The Shed on the Isle (£30k).