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The London Playing Fields Society

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation's identifier is GB-CHC-302925 .
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Description

The provision, promotion and protection of playing fields in London for sport and physical activity with the aim of creating a happier, healthier and more cohesive London by providing places to play sport forever. The society caters particularly for the young, old, disabled and disadvantaged. It also provides resources and coaching facilities for students at schools, universities and colleges.

Also known as

  • Boston Manor Playing Field
  • The Douglas Eyre (the Elms) Playing Field
  • Fairlop Oak Playing Field
  • The London Playing Fields Foundation
  • The London Playing Fields Society
  • London Playing Fields Foundation
  • The London Playing Fields Foundation
  • The London Playing Fields Foundation (LPFF)
  • London Playing Fields Foundation.
  • Prince George's Playing Field

CCEW Charity number

302925

Registered

Postcode

WC1B 3QT

Website

lpff.org.uk

Domain

lpff.org.uk

Latest income

£1,682,020 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The London Playing Fields Society

GB-CHC-302925

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Area of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

The London Playing Fields Society

GB-CHC-302925

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Sports activities A21

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Beneficiary group BE » People with disabilities BE200
  • Education ED » Further education ED102
  • Education ED » Higher education ED103
  • Education ED » Schools ED106
  • Facilities FA » Playing fields FA106
  • Leisure LE » Exercise and fitness LE101
  • Leisure LE » Sports LE106
  • Social welfare SW » Individual poverty SW105

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • Amateur Sport 110

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • People With Disabilities 203
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • Regional

The London Playing Fields Society

GB-CHC-302925

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1965-10-18 Registered as a charity
2004-09-30 885,392 1,314,522
2005-09-30 864,647 1,242,319
2006-09-30 903,846 1,285,819
2007-09-30 1,665,357 1,394,964
2008-09-30 1,191,972 1,514,035
2009-09-30 1,296,158 1,549,370
2010-09-30 1,193,130 1,602,739
2011-09-30 1,423,073 1,790,410
2012-09-30 2,107,673 2,492,640
2013-09-30 1,925,735 1,672,042
2014-09-30 1,278,637 1,669,821
2015-09-30 1,283,123 1,539,784
2016-09-30 1,683,340 1,594,078
2017-09-30 1,426,700 1,700,690
2018-09-30 1,481,337 1,752,921
2019-09-30 1,592,147 1,718,330
2020-09-30 1,509,682 1,645,897
2021-09-30 1,435,783 1,602,495
2022-09-30 1,552,681 1,864,226
2023-09-30 1,682,020 2,101,496
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The London Playing Fields Society

GB-CHC-302925

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 29 31
Employees paid more than £60,000 1 1
Volunteers 10 10
Trustees 10
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The London Playing Fields Society

GB-CHC-302925

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 156.3 79.0
Legacies - 93.0
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 156.3 172.0
Income from charitable activities 1,221.6 1,030.2
Income from other trading activities 264.7 324.2
Income from investments 39.4 26.3
Other income - -
Total 1,682.0 1,552.7
Expenditure
Investment management 14.9 21.2
Other spending on raising funds 172.8 111.6
Spending on raising funds 187.8 132.7
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 1,913.7 1,731.5
Charitable activities 1,913.7 1,731.5
Other spending - -
Total 2,101.5 1,864.2
Net income / (expenditure) (419.5) (311.5)

The London Playing Fields Society

GB-CHC-302925

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 2,117.4 4,995.8
Investment assets 4,714.8 2,121.4
6,832.1 7,117.1
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 764.9 800.0
Other current assets 348.9 206.5
1,113.7 1,006.4
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (606.8) (406.2)
Net current assets 506.9 600.2
Total assets less current liabilities 7,339.1 7,717.4
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 7,339.1 7,717.4
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 1,353.9 1,358.9
Unrestricted funds 5,985.1 6,358.5
7,339.1 7,717.4

The London Playing Fields Society

GB-CHC-302925

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2023 (the latest year with data available) or 2022.

The London Playing Fields Society

GB-CHC-302925

Grants received

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View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.

Date Funder Amount awarded Description
London Marathon Foundation
Existing Facilities Grantee Support
£45,111 Boiler replacement works at London Marathon Playing Field Greenford
Greater London Authority
Active Londoners
£4,968
2.0655737704918034 months
Green Hearts
Sep 2019 to Nov 2019
The Childhood Trust
Christmas Challenge 2017
£1,250 Kick-start Coaching Careers
London Marathon Foundation
Small Grants
£20,000 Avenue Park Stadium security
London Marathon Foundation
Major Grants
£75,000 Replacement artificial hockey pitch at Peter May Sports Ground for LPFF
Sport England
Inspired Facilities
£49,528
1 year
Refurbishment of Douglas Eyre Sports Pavilion
Apr 2012 to Jan 2014
Sport England
Community Programme
£38,660
1 year
London Marathon Playing Fields Greenford
Jun 2010 to Sep 2011
Sport England
Community Programme
£391,636
1 year
LONDON MARATHON PLAYING FIELDS GREENFORD
Jun 2010 to Sep 2011
Sport England
Sportsmatch
£11,476
5 months
Female Coach Development
Oct 2009 to Mar 2010
Sport England
Small Grants
£9,980
2 months
KOPS (Keep on Playing Sport)
Sep 2009 to Dec 2009

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

The London Playing Fields Society

GB-CHC-302925

Data sources

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Charity Commission for England and Wales

Registered charities in England and Wales

Data download service provided by the Charity Commission

Last fetched from source: 2024-04-28

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