Freiston Playing Field Charity

Analysis

Freiston Playing Field Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Boston. It was registered in June 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Freiston Playing Field Charity reported income of £24k and spending of £25k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £12k to £24k (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Freiston Playing Field Charity sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hardynge Choir (£24k), The Birmingham Civic Society (£24k) and The Milton Keynes Sinfonia (£24k).