Recreation Ground-Walton-Le-Dale

Analysis

Recreation Ground-Walton-Le-Dale is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Recreation Ground-Walton-Le-Dale reported income of £17k and spending of £9,509, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £17k (+25%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Recreation Ground-Walton-Le-Dale sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Alfreton and District Heritage Trust (£17k), Friends of King Henry's Walk Garden (£17k) and Society for the History of Natural History (£17k).