Clipston Recreation Ground (aka Clipston Playing Field Trust)
Income
£25k
▲ 52.3% on 2025
Expenditure
£18k
▲ 44.1% on 2025
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
5
7.6y av 4 of 5 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
150
▲ 50 volunteers on 2025
Overview
Clipston Recreation Ground's network
5 people3 organisationsi5 listed on the board. 3 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Clipston Recreation Ground. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
5 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Blake | Chair | 2014 | 12 yrs |
| Angela Fellowes | Trustee | ||
| Carolyn Downing | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ian May | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Martin Clarke | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board
The board
5 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Blake | Chair | 2014 | 12 yrs |
| Angela Fellowes | Trustee | ||
| Carolyn Downing | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ian May | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Martin Clarke | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
7.2y
median 7.5y
Longest tenure
12y
since 2014
Years in governance
6.2y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
0
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
1
of 4 on the board
5 trustees on the board
- Andy Blake Chair since 2014
- Angela Fellowes
- Carolyn Downing since 2024
- Ian May since 2018
- Martin Clarke since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Andy Blake Chair since 2014
- Ian May since 2018
- Martin Clarke since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Angela Fellowes
- Carolyn Downing since 2024
- Ian May since 2018
- Martin Clarke since 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Andy Blake Chair since 2014
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Amateur Sport 5Environment/conservation/heritage 5Education/training 1
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Network
Network
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Finances
6 financial years held, 2021 to 2026, years ending 31 March.
Income and expenditure
6 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Clipston Recreation Ground has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.
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| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | ||||||
| Total income | £21.45k | £12.98k | £23.70k | £13.48k | £16.15k | £24.59k |
| Total expenditure | £13.59k | £22.66k | £15.35k | £12.61k | £12.56k | £18.09k |
| Government income | ||||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | £10.00k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2021 from the register extract of 4 October 2026.
Assets, liabilities and funds
Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Clipston Recreation Ground has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 6 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | 7 October 2026 | Not required | On time | None online |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | 12 June 2025 | Not required | On time | None online |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 21 November 2024 | Not required | On time | None online |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | 31 January 2024 | Not required | On time | None online |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 6 September 2022 | Not required | On time | None online |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | 16 November 2021 | Not required | On time | None online |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
4 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 14 May 2014 to 21 October 2022.Total from published grants
£39k
£38,591
Grants
4
published to 360Giving
Funders
1
distinct funders
Latest grant
Oct 2022
21 October 2022
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£10k2014
£9k2016
£10k2017
£10k2022
Funders
1 funder| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 4 | £38,591 | 2014 to 2022 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Developing our facilities | £9,950 |
| 20 September 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | The development of an outside activity area for very young children | £10,000 |
| 27 April 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Widening access to the rural environment and providing healthy and edu | £8,645 |
| 14 May 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Widening access to social and healthy activities for young people in C | £9,996 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
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What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authority: Northamptonshire
- Area of benefit
- PARISH
OF CLIPSTON. as filed - Governing document
- CONVEYANCE
DATED 22ND MAY 1981 as filed - Register history
- 6 August 1981Registered
- Working name
- Clipston Playing Field Trust
Policies the charity says it has
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Registered
- 1981