The Gloucestershire County Playing Fields Association

Analysis

The Gloucestershire County Playing Fields Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in September 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Gloucestershire County Playing Fields Association reported income of £11k and spending of £25k, spending 227% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £11k to £11k (+3.4%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 198% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Gloucestershire County Playing Fields Association 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 Neuadd Y Ddraig Goch Red Dragon Hall (£11k), Grainthorpe and Conisholme Village Association (£11k) and 1st Stoke Poges Air Scout Group (£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.