Horden Recreation Ground

Analysis

Horden Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterlee. It was registered in August 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Horden Recreation Ground reported income of £339k and spending of £326k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £85k to £339k (+297%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 1057%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Horden Recreation Ground sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Case Management Society UK (£339k), The Child Health Research CIO (£339k) and The Isabel Blackman Foundation (£339k).