# The Surrey County Playing Fields Association - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 305156 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/305156) - Website: https://www.surreyplayingfields.co.uk - Latest income: £17.6k; spending £17.7k - What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Amateur sport, Recreation - Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups - How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Provides advocacy / advice / information - Area of operation: Surrey - Trustees: 3 - Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/surrey-county-playing-fields-association SCPFA a charity working with local communities to improve outdoor recreation & play facilities & to protect threatened facillities, We work for all age groups but particularly children, young people & village communities. To achieve this we aim to raise funds & to make available grants & loans. Additionally,we offer technical advice on planning, design & contruction of play facillities ## Open and forthcoming schemes (0) None in OpenGrant's sources right now. ## Finances by year (Charity Commission) | Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations | |---|---|---|---| | 31 Mar 2025 | £17.6k | £17.7k | not filed | | 31 Mar 2024 | £18.3k | £22.7k | not filed | | 31 Mar 2023 | £13.4k | £23.6k | not filed | | 31 Mar 2022 | £8,772 | £22.3k | not filed | | 31 Mar 2021 | £9,580 | £18k | not filed | ## Charitable objects > (a) To secure adequate Playing Fields for the present and future of all sections of the community in the county of Surrey. (b) To give financial assistance towards the acquisition, improvement and development of Playing Fields and pavilions, and for acquisition of sports equipment, where considered necessary. (c) To secure properly equipped playgrounds for children. (d) To co-operate in protecting existing Playing Fields from appropriation for other purposes. (e) To encourage the exercise of all statutory and other powers under which Playing Fields and open spaces can be aquired. (f) To act as a centre of advice for local authorities and interested persons on all matters connected with the acquisition, layout and use of grounds set apart for the Playing of games. (g) To advise on the maintenance, management or equipment of Playing Fields and open spaces for schools, clubs or other institutions. (h) To encourage local authorities to make full use of their powers to ensure ample open spaces are secured, and that when new housing schemes are initiated, Playing grounds shall be provided. (i) To help and encourage in particular those clubs and associations which are willing to make special efforts to help themselves to become self-supporting. (j) To work in the closest co-operation with voluntary organisations and sports associations, to promote and extend physical recreational exercises with a view to the promotion of the physical and moral welfare of the population and right… ## What it funds The Surrey County Playing Fields Association is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, amateur sport and recreation for children / young people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year The Surrey County Playing Fields Association reported income of £17.6k and spending of £17.7k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £104k in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Surrey. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Surrey County Playing Fields Association in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (surreyplayingfields.co.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance. ## Questions ### Is The Surrey County Playing Fields Association open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Surrey County Playing Fields Association is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does The Surrey County Playing Fields Association fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Surrey. ### Does The Surrey County Playing Fields Association give grants to individuals? Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Surrey County Playing Fields Association makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies. ### How much does The Surrey County Playing Fields Association give each year? The register does not break out The Surrey County Playing Fields Association's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £17.7k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £20.9k a year. ### How large is The Surrey County Playing Fields Association? 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