Farnham Park Sports Fields

Analysis

Farnham Park Sports Fields is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in March 1973, 53 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, Farnham Park Sports Fields reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £341k to £1.4m (+319%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 269%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Farnham Park Sports Fields sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Berkshire Cricket Community Foundation (£1.4m), Mangotsfield and Blackhorse Sports & Community Association (£1.4m) and Greenpower Education Trust (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 66% and donations and legacies 23%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £468k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.