KING GEORGE'S FIELD

Registered charity 522867 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHELDON COUNTRY PARK

The provision of public spaces and facilities for healthful and educational recreation

Objects

PUBLIC PLAYING FIELD AS PART OF THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO HIS LATE MAJESTY KING GEORGE V

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income

£258k

Latest spending

£258k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity lacks sufficient funds to maintain the public spaces and relies on regular income from Birmingham City Council, with any deficits covered by the Council. Unrestricted reserves are held at zero, as all incoming resources were expended during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Birmingham City Council (96% of income)

“principal funding sources were from Birmingham City Council of £248,717 (2024: £273,118) and other income of £9,529 (2024: £4,650).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The charity lacks sufficient funds to maintain the public spaces and keep the area in good state; it seeks regular income from Birmingham City Council. Consequently, any deficit made is covered by the City Council.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The charity lacks sufficient funds to maintain the public spaces and keep the area in good state; it seeks regular income from Birmingham City Council. Consequently, any deficit made is covered by the City Council.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Birmingham City Council · trustee of 12 other charities

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£258k	£258k
31/03/2024	£278k	£278k
31/03/2023	£275k	£275k
31/03/2022	£6k	£188k
31/03/2021	£3k	£218k

Common questions

Is KING GEORGE'S FIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity lacks sufficient funds to maintain the public spaces and relies on regular income from Birmingham City Council, with any deficits covered by the Council. Unrestricted reserves are held at zero, as all incoming resources were expended during the year. 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
THE CADOGAN CHARITY	1	£230k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£178k
THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£165k
THE LINDER FOUNDATION	1	£130k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£80k
THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATION	1	£45k
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£41k
THE INMAN CHARITY	1	£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KING GEORGE'S FIELD.

KING GEORGE'S FIELD income £288k
WILLIAM WALTER HINDE FOR OPEN SPACE income £154k
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE income £104k
KING GEORGE'S FIELD - WOODHOUSE EAVES income £142k
CORAM'S FIELDS SPORTS AND RECREATION income £678k
Fields in Trust income £1.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KING GEORGE'S FIELD	£258k	—	below	—	noted
KING GEORGE'S FIELD FY2025	£288k	Under £50,000	unclear	—	no doubt
WILLIAM WALTER HINDE FOR OPEN SPACE FY2025	£154k	—	below	—	no doubt
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE FY2025	£104k	—	below	—	no doubt
KING GEORGE'S FIELD - WOODHOUSE EAVES FY2025	£142k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CORAM'S FIELDS SPORTS AND RECREATION FY2025	£678k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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