Dorstone Playing Field

Analysis

Dorstone Playing Field is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in September 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dorstone Playing Field reported income of £20k and spending of £21k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £20k (+2.7%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Dorstone Playing Field sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sidmouth Living with Cancer Support Group (£20k), The Garlthorpe Charity (£20k) and North Wales Crusaders RL Wheelchair and Disability Sports Association (£20k).

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.