North Petherton Playing Fields Charitable Trust

Analysis

North Petherton Playing Fields Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Petherton. It was registered in April 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, North Petherton Playing Fields Charitable Trust reported income of £45k and spending of £30k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £280k to £45k (-84%), an average of -37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 200%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, North Petherton Playing Fields Charitable Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bourne Darby and Joan Club (£45k), 15th Reigate (Chipstead) Scout Group (£45k) and Lingdale Village Hall (£45k).