STORTH PLAYING FIELD

Registered charity 503690 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ORGANISE THE UP KEEP OF PLAYING FIELD, PLAY EQUIPMENT AND THE HERON HALLPROVIDE A VENUE FOR LOCAL EVENTSEVENTS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITY'S MAIN AIMS

Objects

FOR THE PURPOSES OF PHYSICAL TRAINING AND SOCIAL AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF RECREATION AND SPORTING ACTIVITIES OR OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE OF STORTH IN THE COUNTY OF WESTMORLAND AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY.

Area of benefit: STORTH AND DISTRICT

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

Registered contact address: Westmorland and Furness, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with total resources of £20,492.24, representing a surplus of £2,913.77 for the year. The trustees report that cash assets increased from the previous year, allowing for continued maintenance and investment in equipment despite economic challenges.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
03/10/2025£31k£28k
03/10/2024£28k£24k
03/10/2023£22k£28k
03/10/2022£21k£36k
03/10/2021£8k£8k

Common questions

Is STORTH PLAYING FIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with total resources of £20,492.24, representing a surplus of £2,913.77 for the year. The trustees report that cash assets increased from the previous year, allowing for continued maintenance and investment in equipment despite economic challenges. 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 Fund26/09/2026£2kNew Audio System for Hall and Field
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2008£10kVillage Playground Upgrade

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HUDSON FOUNDATION1£1k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STORTH PLAYING FIELD£31k—0unclear—no doubt
HARROLD PLAYING FIELD FY2025£63k—0unclear—no doubt
LAKENHEATH PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt
GOREFIELD PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
CORTON PLAYING FIELD FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt
STAINTON RECREATION GROUND FY2025£56k——unclear—no doubt

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