CHULMLEIGH PLAYING FIELD

Registered charity 292125 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide all year round recreational and social opportunities based on open access, equality of opportunity and youth development.

Causes: Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income

£31k

Latest spending

£20k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £7,356.65, bringing general funds to £21,559.68 and total assets to £30,074.78. The trustees report that the charity relies on the local community for continued support and that officers provide their time voluntarily without remuneration.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Lettings (67% of income)

“Our main source of income is the hire fees received for community use of the Pavilion and Playing Fields which cover the costs associated with running the facilities”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrea Lorna Summers
Julia Bushell
Michael Hiscock · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£31k	£20k
31/03/2025	£152k	£142k
31/03/2024	£36k	£36k
31/03/2023	£29k	£22k
31/03/2022	£26k	£24k

Common questions

Is CHULMLEIGH PLAYING FIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £7,356.65, bringing general funds to £21,559.68 and total assets to £30,074.78. The trustees report that the charity relies on the local community for continued support and that officers provide their time voluntarily without remuneration. 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
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GOREFIELD PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION.

GOREFIELD PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION income £100k
CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S PLAYGROUND AND PARISH RECREATION GROUND income £278k
LEAFY LANE PLAYING FIELDS LTD income £136k
EMLEY MOOR MINERS RECREATION GROUND AND INSTITUTE income £284k
FILWOOD PLAYING FIELD TRUST income £104k
HAWKINS COLLIERY RECREATION GROUND AND WELFARE CENTRE income £104k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHULMLEIGH PLAYING FIELD	£31k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GOREFIELD PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION FY2025	£100k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S PLAYGROUND AND PARISH RECREATION GROUND FY2025	£278k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LEAFY LANE PLAYING FIELDS LTD FY2025	£136k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EMLEY MOOR MINERS RECREATION GROUND AND INSTITUTE FY2024	£284k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FILWOOD PLAYING FIELD TRUST FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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