Rougham Playing Field

Analysis

Rougham Playing Field is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in June 1967, 59 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, Rougham Playing Field reported income of £11k and spending of £13k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £23k to £11k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Rougham Playing Field sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wadhurst U3a (£11k), 3rd Killamarsh Scout Group (£11k) and Trowbridge Unit 491 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£11k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.