Old Buckenham Village Hall

Analysis

Old Buckenham Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Attleborough. It was registered in October 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Old Buckenham Village Hall reported income of £24k and spending of £27k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £29k to £24k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Old Buckenham Village Hall sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stafford Samaritans (£24k), 1st Redbourn Scout Group (£24k) and Rammanantha Trust (UK) (£24k).

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.