CHARING PLAYING FIELD

Registered charity 302707 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARING RECREATION GROUND, Charing Playing Field and Alderbed

We run the village playing field for cricket, football, tennis, bowls, scouts & children play group. In addition we now own & run a 6 & a half acre wildlife site next to the playing field - 4 acres meadow 2 acres woodland. This is called the Alderbed Meadow Project.

Causes: Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income

£28k

Latest spending

£55k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net cash deficit of £26,925 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a surplus in the prior year. However, the trustees confirm that the financial position remains strong, with free reserves of £36,324 significantly exceeding the stated policy target of six months of overheads.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 6 months of overheads (held: £36k)

“The charity aims to retain reserves equivalent to approximately 6 months of overheads.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Patrick Hurstchair
Benjamin Jolly
Elizabeth Mary Tweed
Gary Fentiman
Janet Hacket
Julia Strike
Martyn James Morgan
Meg Lawrence
Nicholas Rutledge
Philip Smith

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£28k	£55k
31/03/2024	£64k	£55k
31/03/2023	£148k	£93k
31/03/2022	£78k	£73k
31/03/2021	£70k	£63k

Common questions

Is CHARING PLAYING FIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net cash deficit of £26,925 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a surplus in the prior year. However, the trustees confirm that the financial position remains strong, with free reserves of £36,324 significantly exceeding the stated policy target of six months of overheads. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	28/04/2005	£1k	"The Charing Playing Field Group Will Use An Award To Stage An Exhibition Entitled 'Wartime Charing' , And This Will Be Supported By A Number"
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/04/2005	£20k	Charing Village Commemorative Parties