GOREFIELD PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1051382 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To maintain the Community Playing Field, the Community Hall and Sports Pavilion for use by the public to promote sporting activity and community engagement.

Objects

1. THE PROVISION MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF A PLAYING FIELD FOR THE PARISH OF GOREFIELD2. IF ALL OR PART OF THE TRUST PROPERTY CANNOT BE APPLIED AS ABOVE IT MAY BE HELD UPON TRUST FOR A PLAYING FIELD AND PAVILION FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF GOREFIELD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING USE IN CONNECTION WITH SPORTS AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES FOR MEETINGS LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED -- IN PRACTICE THE PARISH OF GOREFIELD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£100k

Latest spending

£91k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £107,991, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £14,000. The charity reported a net income of £8,795 for the year, with total assets less liabilities increasing to £616,265. The trustees confirmed the financial position is strong and the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of overhead costs (held: £108k)

“The Trustees consider that they require general reserves of approximately £14,000, being six months of overhead costs in case sources of income cease and/or groups that use the facilities decide to locate elsewhere.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Trustees · trustee networks

BARBARA HOLTchair
Adam Mark Skinner
Gwendoline Harrington
Kevin Burton
Kirsty Skinner
MICHAEL JOHN HUMPHREY · trustee of 6 other charities
Nick Turner
Rachael Jay
Rob Gifford
Samantha Kublik · trustee of 3 other charities
Scott Parry
Simon Bramley
Stephen Lucas
Thomas McGuire
Zarry Parry

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£100k	£91k
31/03/2024	£124k	£104k
31/03/2023	£99k	£86k
31/03/2022	£68k	£51k
31/03/2021	£259k	£23k

Common questions

Is GOREFIELD PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £107,991, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £14,000. The charity reported a net income of £8,795 for the year, with total assets less liabilities increasing to £616,265. The trustees confirmed the financial position is strong and the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GOREFIELD PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GOREFIELD PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE HUDSON FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HUDSON FOUNDATION	FY2022	£1k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CADOGAN CHARITY	1	£230k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£178k
MOYNITRUST	1	£20k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GOSFORTH FIELDS SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

GOSFORTH FIELDS SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £475k
FILWOOD PLAYING FIELD TRUST income £104k
WHITEFIELD GOLF CLUB income £634k
GOREFIELD PLAYGROUP income £126k
HEMINGFORD PEACE MEMORIAL FIELD income £150k
LAKENHEATH PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION income £106k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GOREFIELD PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION	£100k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GOSFORTH FIELDS SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£475k	—	above	—	no doubt
FILWOOD PLAYING FIELD TRUST FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITEFIELD GOLF CLUB FY2024	£634k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GOREFIELD PLAYGROUP FY2025	£126k	—	above	—	no doubt
HEMINGFORD PEACE MEMORIAL FIELD FY2025	£150k	—	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.