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.

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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.

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.

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 LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£178k
THE CADOGAN CHARITY	1	£80k
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 FILWOOD PLAYING FIELD TRUST.

FILWOOD PLAYING FIELD TRUST income £104k
GOREFIELD PLAYGROUP income £126k
HEMINGFORD PEACE MEMORIAL FIELD income £150k
LAKENHEATH PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION income £106k
THE LONDON PLAYING FIELDS SOCIETY income £1.8m
NORTON SPORTS CHARITY income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GOREFIELD PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION	£100k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FILWOOD PLAYING FIELD TRUST FY2025	£104k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GOREFIELD PLAYGROUP FY2025	£126k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HEMINGFORD PEACE MEMORIAL FIELD FY2025	£150k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
LAKENHEATH PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION FY2024	£106k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LONDON PLAYING FIELDS SOCIETY FY2025	£1.8m	£100,001 - £110,000	—	above	—	no doubt

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