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Registered charity · No. 517707 · ClitheroeiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Queen Elizabeth II Playing Fields (aka QE 2 Playing Fields, QE II Playing Fields)

Income
£504
▼ 96.8% on 2024
Expenditure
£500
▼ 97.1% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
1
on the public record
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Small charityi

Overview

Queen Elizabeth II Playing Fields's network

1 person1 organisationi1 listed on the board. 1 organisation shares a board member with this charity.The large node is Queen Elizabeth II Playing Fields. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

1 listed + 1 corporate trusteeiOne of this charity's trustees is an organisation. The individual governors or directors sit on that body and are not named on the Charity Commission register.A registered charity or Companies House company is linked only where its full name matches the trustee's name exactly. These links are marked likely because the register gives no number to confirm them.Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSince
Martin John HightonChair
Whalley Parish Council Corporate trusteeTrustee2025

Board

The board

1 listed + 1 corporate trusteeiOne of this charity's trustees is an organisation. The individual governors or directors sit on that body and are not named on the Charity Commission register.A registered charity or Companies House company is linked only where its full name matches the trustee's name exactly. These links are marked likely because the register gives no number to confirm them.Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSince
Martin John HightonChair
Whalley Parish Council Corporate trusteeTrustee2025

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.
Over 6 years
0
of 1 on the board
Years in governance
11.7y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
0
also sit on company boards

1 trustees on the board

First-time vs portfolio trustees

Portfolio (1)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Amateur Sport 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1Recreation 1

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Queen Elizabeth II Playing Fields. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

5 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.
Series shown: Totals
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k20252024202320222021£504

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Queen Elizabeth II Playing Fields has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£511£501£513£15.55k£504
Total expenditure£500£500£500£16.99k£500
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot 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.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Queen Elizabeth II Playing Fields 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 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 202616 December 2025Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 March 202431 January 202529 January 2025Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 March 202331 January 202429 January 2024Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 March 202231 January 202324 January 2023Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 March 202131 January 202221 January 2022Not requiredOn timeNone 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

2 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 19 July 2012 to 26 October 2012.
Total from published grants
£60k
£59,732
Grants
2
published to 360Giving
Funders
2
distinct funders
Latest grant
Oct 2012
26 October 2012

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

2 funders
FunderGrantsTotalYears
Sport England1£50,0002012
The National Lottery Community Fund1£9,7322012

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
26 October 2012Sport EnglandFootball pitch protection and improvement.£50,000
19 July 2012The National Lottery Community FundWhalley Forest Garden£9,732

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.

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A RECREATION GROUND FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISHES OF WHALLEY AND LITTLE MITTON, BILLINGTON AND LANGHO, AND WISWELL AND BARROW WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

What it does

  • Amateur sport

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
Local authority: Lancashire
Area of benefit
SEE OBJECT as filed
Governing document
SCHEME OF 8 JANUARY 1986 as filed
Register history
  • 7 March 1986Registered
Working names
Qe 2 Playing Fields, Qe Ii Playing Fields

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
1986

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