SLIP END PLAYING FIELD

Registered charity 308081 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Slip End Playing Fields,run by voluntary committee to benefit locals. Large field, tennis courts & football pitch used for various outdoor pursuits. Peter Edwards Hall can be hired separately or in conjunction with the field for social functions and recreational activities. The fields are enjoyed FOC throughout the year. The charity maintains these facilities via private use booking fees.

Objects

A PLAYING FIELDS FOR THE INHABITANTS OF SLIP END, WOODSIDE, ALEY GREEN AND PEPPERSTOCK

Area of benefit: SLIPE, WOODSIDE ALEY GREEN AND PEPPERSTOCK

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an excess of income over expenditure of £5,091 for the year ended 31st March 2026, resulting in a closing bank balance of £5,091. The trustees' report notes that income increased by £2,814.33 and expenses increased by £934.85 compared to the previous year, with the playing field remaining financially viable.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£26k£21k
31/03/2025£19k£21k
31/03/2024£24k£34k
31/03/2023£16k£12k
31/03/2022£19k£17k

Common questions

Is SLIP END PLAYING FIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an excess of income over expenditure of £5,091 for the year ended 31st March 2026, resulting in a closing bank balance of £5,091. The trustees' report notes that income increased by £2,814.33 and expenses increased by £934.85 compared to the previous year, with the playing field remaining financially viable. Its FY2026 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 Fund14/10/2008£7kChanging Room and Sanitation Refurbishment