Bentley Village Hall

Analysis

Bentley Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Bentley Village Hall reported income of £13k and spending of £9,529, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £14k to £13k (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Bentley Village Hall sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hellidon Village Hall (£13k), Hull Ethnic Minorities Community Centre Foundation Limited (£13k) and Wayland Estates Charity (£13k).