Allithwaite Playing Fields

Analysis

Allithwaite Playing Fields is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in October 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Allithwaite Playing Fields reported income of £39k and spending of £47k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to March 2026, income grew from £9,498 to £39k (+315%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 285%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Allithwaite Playing Fields sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% 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 Berwick Visitor Centre (Walkergate) (£39k), GTFM (South Wales) Ltd (£39k) and Music at Beaulieu Trust (£39k).