Stowbridge Village Hall and Playingfield

Analysis

Stowbridge Village Hall and Playingfield is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in King's Lynn. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Stowbridge Village Hall and Playingfield reported income of £46k and spending of £49k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £10k to £46k (+354%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Stowbridge Village Hall and Playingfield sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Billingham Juniors Football Club (£46k), Manor Road Gym Sports Club (£46k) and Exmouth United Football Club (£46k).