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FARNHAM PARK SPORTS FIELDS

Registered charity 308164 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY:- MAINTAINS THE FARNHAM PARK SPORTS FIELDS TO ENABLE CLUBS AND INDIVIDUALS TO LET THESE FACILITIES, AND- OPERATES THE FARNHAM PARK GOLF COURSE ON A PAY AND PLAY BASIS.

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit for the year, resulting in negative unrestricted funds of £468k. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on ongoing financial support from its corporate trustee, Buckinghamshire Council, to meet its commitments and continue operations. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate despite the deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to meet its known future commitments (held: £-468k)
“The Charitable Trust aims to ensure that the charity operates within its means and therefore aims to ensure that it always holds a balance on its unrestricted funds sufficient to meet its known future commitments.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management fee income and donations receivable from Buckinghamshire Council.
“Management fee and donations 365 1,193” — page 25
“Loans payable to Buckinghamshire Council 1,019” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan payable to Buckinghamshire Council.
“Management fee and donations 365 1,193” — page 25
“Loans payable to Buckinghamshire Council 1,019” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Interest payable on loans to Buckinghamshire Council.
“Management fee and donations 365 1,193” — page 25
“Loans payable to Buckinghamshire Council 1,019” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£468k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (66% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Slough · Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.4m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.5m£1.8m
31/03/2023£1.2m£1.5m
31/03/2022£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2021£341k£927k

Common questions

Is FARNHAM PARK SPORTS FIELDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit for the year, resulting in negative unrestricted funds of £468k. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on ongoing financial support from its corporate trustee, Buckinghamshire Council, to meet its commitments and continue operations. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate despite the deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PARHAM PARK TRUST (1984)1£2.1m

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BARHAM PARK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FARNHAM PARK SPORTS FIELDS£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
BARHAM PARK FY2025£150k—0unclear—no doubt
FARNHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO) FY2025£126k—0unclear—no doubt
HEMINGFORD PEACE MEMORIAL FIELD FY2025£150k—0below—no doubt
VICTORIA PARK HARRIERS AND TOWER HAMLETS AC FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
GUILDFORD SPORTS GROUND FY2025£232k—0unclear—no doubt

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