The Town Lands

Analysis

The Town Lands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Beccles. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Town Lands reported income of £171k and spending of £364k, spending 213% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £153k to £171k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Town Lands sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sherfield Park Community Association (£170k), Teesdale Village Halls Consortium (£171k) and The Laverton Institute (£169k).

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.