Ludford and District Playing Field

Analysis

Ludford and District Playing Field is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Market Rasen. It was registered in April 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ludford and District Playing Field reported income of £15k and spending of £16k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £21k to £15k (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ludford and District Playing Field sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hallam Choral Society (£15k), Foxholes Village Hall (£15k) and Whitehall Orchestra (£15k).

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.