Carlton Colville Community Centre
Analysis
Carlton Colville Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lowestoft. It was registered in September 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Carlton Colville Community Centre reported income of £32k and spending of £21k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £34k to £32k (-5.4%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Carlton Colville Community Centre sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brent Symphony Orchestral Society (£32k), The Festival of Chichester (£32k) and Rochester Choral Society (£32k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Community Centre is the hub of the village, inasmuch as it provides for use of the community, a full size soccer pitch used by two local clubs, A children's play area comprising swings, slides and roundabouts, an area given over to youth sports. The Community Centre holds regular indoor activities which include toddlers and children's playgroups, dance classes, badminton, and bowls etc.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Symphony Orchestral Society | London | £32k |
| The Festival of Chichester | Chichester | £32k |
| Rochester Choral Society | Kent | £32k |
| The Orpheus Singers | Benfleet | £32k |