The Fishtoft Playing Field Trust

Analysis

The Fishtoft Playing Field Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Boston. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Fishtoft Playing Field Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £6,672, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2,915 to £11k (+282%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 264%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Fishtoft Playing Field Trust sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Priddy Village Hall (£11k), Congresbury Millennium Green Trust (£11k) and Birkdale and Ainsdale U3a (£11k).