Freston Village Hall

Analysis

Freston Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in November 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Freston Village Hall reported income of £34k and spending of £35k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £21k to £34k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 549%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Freston Village Hall sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Otford Society (£34k), Harwich Cultural & Community Projects (£34k) and East Huntspill New Village Hall (£34k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.