Heather Recreation Ground

Analysis

Heather Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coalville. It was registered in May 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Heather Recreation Ground reported income of £18k and spending of £14k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,680 to £18k (+988%), an average of +82% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Heather Recreation Ground sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Alfred and Beatrice Weintrop Charity (£18k), Castellan African Trust (£18k) and Christopher and Elspeth Thomas Charitable Trust (£18k).