Lavenham Community Council

Analysis

Lavenham Community Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05269736). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Lavenham Community Council reported income of £106k and spending of £144k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £88k to £106k (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Lavenham Community Council sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bury Athletic Club (£106k), Bedford Park (£107k) and The Archbishop Tenison's School Sports Ground (£106k).

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.