THE SILVERSTONE RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 269521 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SRA

To provide a recreational ground and pavillion for the use of the villagers of Silverstone

Objects

1. THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL, RECREATION GROUND AND FACILITIES ANCILLARY THERETO FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF SILVERSTONE (HEREINAFTER CALLED “THE AREA OF BENEFIT”) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.2. THE LAND AND BUILDINGS BELONGING TO THE CHARITY SHALL BE HELD UPON TRUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL, RECREATION GROUND AND FACILITIES ANCILLARY THERETO AS AFORESAID.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF SILVERSTONE

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
£112k
Latest spending
£215k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £102,780 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily driven by a prior year adjustment for refurbishment costs of £464,681. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds decreased from £144,507 to £41,727, though the trustees describe the Association as being steered on a fiscally sound path.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Silverstone Recreational Association (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£531k
Total spending
£503k
Reserves (reported)
£609k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~14.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (78% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£112k£215k
31/03/2024£531k£503k
31/03/2023£74k£41k
31/03/2022£81k£28k
31/03/2021£49k£35k

Common questions

Is THE SILVERSTONE RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £102,780 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily driven by a prior year adjustment for refurbishment costs of £464,681. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds decreased from £144,507 to £41,727, though the trustees describe the Association as being steered on a fiscally sound path. 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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SILVERSTONE PRESCHOOL GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SILVERSTONE RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION£112k—0unclear—no doubt
SILVERSTONE PRESCHOOL GROUP FY2025£136k—0unclear—no doubt
HINGHAM PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION FY2024£108k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL STUDENT ASSOCIATION FY2025£2.5m—0within—no doubt
STONELEIGH ABBEY LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL NAVY WINTER SPORTS ASSOCIATION FY2025£700k—0unclear—no doubt

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