Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

SPORTING OR BUTT FIELD 

Management of two-acre field with a view to providing income for the work of the Church of England in Playden & a venue for sporting events and public access. Income is derived from grazing letting.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
28/02/22*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
28/02/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
29/02/20*£0£2£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
28/02/19?*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
28/02/17£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
28/02/16*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
28/02/15£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
28/02/14*£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/13*£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/12*£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/11*£0£2£-2£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/10?*£4£0£3£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/08?*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
28/02/06*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
28/02/05*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
29/02/04*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years

01797225139

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Sporting or Butt Field Charity
£1,500 19/10/2017
Sporting or Butt Field Trust maintains the Butt Field / Sporting Field which was given to the residents of Playden by deed in 1703. Trustees maintain the field with 2 public footpaths passing through ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/10/1962, number: 211006
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR22: 5 days late, AR20: 272 days late, AR19: 638 days late, AR16: 279 days late, AR14: 40 days late, AR13: 616 days late, AR12: 982 days late, AR11: 1347 days late, AR10: 1712 days late, AR08: 212 days late, AR06: 628 days late, AR05: 993 days late, AR04: 1358 days late,
Main office

1 THE GROVE
RYE
TN31 7ND

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL FIRST DEFRAY OUT THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY THE COST OF MAINTAINING THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY INCLUDING THE REPAIR AND INSURANCE AND ALL OTHER EXPENSES TO DO WITH THE BUILDING . ANY OTHER INCOME AFTER COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES FORMERLY PERFORMED BY THE PARISH CLERK THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE SAME FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL PLAYDEN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF PLAYDEN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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