Darley Playing Fields Association

Analysis

Darley Playing Fields Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in May 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Darley Playing Fields Association reported income of £16k and spending of £11k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £18k to £16k (-9.5%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Darley Playing Fields Association sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hanwell School of Boxing (£16k), Bicknacre Memorial Village Hall (£16k) and New York Village Hall (£16k).