Recreation Ground

Analysis

Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oakham. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Recreation Ground reported income of £11k and spending of £10k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £5,970 to £11k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 321%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Recreation Ground sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love Em - the Emma Rowe Trust (£11k), Redlynch Village Hall (£11k) and 2nd Ickenham (U.r.c.) Scout Group (£11k).