Methwold Hall Complex Charitable Trust
Analysis
Methwold Hall Complex Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thetford. It was registered in June 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Methwold Hall Complex Charitable Trust reported income of £44k and spending of £46k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2025, income grew from £32k to £44k (+36%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Methwold Hall Complex Charitable Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% 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 Onerio (£44k), Ludlow Swimming Club (£44k) and Broughton Memorial Hall (£44k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
From October 14th 2021 Methwold Parish Council became Sole Trustee holding the Properties on trust, for the public benefit, for the benefit of the inhabitants of the civil parish of Methwold and the surrounding area, the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure pursuits of individuals who have need of such facilities, with the object of improving the conditions of life of the inhab
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Onerio | London | £44k |
| Ludlow Swimming Club | Shropshire | £44k |
| Broughton Memorial Hall | Wrexham | £44k |
| Gamlingay and Gransden Scout Group | Bedfordshire | £44k |