HICKLING PLAYING FIELD OR RECREATION GROUND

Registered charity 270199 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide an outdoor grass area for outdoor activities, a young childrens play area and a purpose built building for all indoor activities for parishioners and the general public visiting Hickling.

Objects

PLAYING FIELD OR RECREATION GROUND FOR THE PARISH OF HICKLING

Area of benefit: THE PARISH OF HICKLING, NORFOLK

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£66k
Latest spending
£60k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has stabilized its finances and established a capital reserve of £20,000, which is equivalent to approximately one year's operating costs. The total unrestricted funds carried forward are £60,122, with total assets less liabilities standing at £979,841. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's operating costs (held: £60k)
“the Charity has now established a capital reserve of £20,000 which is equivalent to approximately one years operating costs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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 — Hickling Playing Field or Recreation Ground (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£66k£60k
31/03/2024£75k£56k
31/03/2023£48k£43k
31/03/2022£41k£42k
31/03/2021£49k£37k

Common questions

Is HICKLING PLAYING FIELD OR RECREATION GROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has stabilized its finances and established a capital reserve of £20,000, which is equivalent to approximately one year's operating costs. The total unrestricted funds carried forward are £60,122, with total assets less liabilities standing at £979,841. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/09/2012£10kHPFRGC Hickling Community Gym