Stainton Recreation Ground

Analysis

Stainton Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penrith. It was registered in March 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Stainton Recreation Ground reported income of £56k and spending of £39k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £20k to £56k (+177%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 509%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Stainton Recreation Ground sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 8th Squirrels Heath (Harold Wood) Scout Group (£56k), Paston and Gunthorpe Community Association (£56k) and Merley Community Association (£56k).