Public Walks and Pleasure Grounds

Analysis

Public Walks and Pleasure Grounds is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in August 1961, 65 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, Public Walks and Pleasure Grounds reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £21k to £11k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Public Walks and Pleasure Grounds 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 The Mutford and Rushmere Village Hall (£11k), Jack Kalson Junior Football Leagues Charity (£11k) and Friends of Felling Park & Town Centre CIO (£11k).