Rufforth Playing Fields Association

Analysis

Rufforth Playing Fields Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in February 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Rufforth Playing Fields Association reported income of £40k and spending of £25k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £31k to £40k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Rufforth Playing Fields Association sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Buxted (O'brien's Own) Scout Group (£40k), Helston and St Keverne Young Farmers Club (£40k) and Filby Playing Field (£40k).