Hoveton Village Hall and Recreation Ground

Analysis

Hoveton Village Hall and Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hoveton Village Hall and Recreation Ground reported income of £43k and spending of £28k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £92k to £43k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 71% 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, Hoveton Village Hall and Recreation Ground sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trust Music (£43k), The British Flute Society (£43k) and The Long Eaton and District Arts Council Limited (£42k).