Walkington Playing Field

Analysis

Walkington Playing Field is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Beverley. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Walkington Playing Field reported income of £21k and spending of £16k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15k to £21k (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Walkington Playing Field sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cheltenham Powerchair Football Club (£21k), Leadenham Village Hall 2000 (£21k) and The Northwood District Community Association (£21k).