Shere Recreation Ground

Analysis

Shere Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, animals and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Shere Recreation Ground reported income of £13k and spending of £8,614, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £7,468 to £13k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Shere Recreation Ground sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Park, Porthmadog (£13k), Charlton Musgrove Village Hall (£13k) and Newbold Community Association (£13k).