The Little Clacton Village Hall and Harold Lilley Playing Field Trust

Analysis

The Little Clacton Village Hall and Harold Lilley Playing Field Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in June 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending February 2026, The Little Clacton Village Hall and Harold Lilley Playing Field Trust reported income of £36k and spending of £23k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £21k to £36k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Little Clacton Village Hall and Harold Lilley Playing Field Trust sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bolton Deane and Derby Cricket and Social Club (£36k), Anstey Community Library (£36k) and Grayswood Village Hall and Sports Pavilion (£36k).