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Lopham Village Hall and Playing Field

RegisteredRegistered charity number 304003NorfolkAmateur sport and recreation
Income£23k2026-02-28
Spending£22ksame year
Spent / received129%5-year average
Size in its cause55th pctAmateur sport and recreation
Registered1962Trust
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Lopham Village Hall and Playing Field is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Lopham Village Hall and Playing Field reported income of £23k and spending of £22k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £22k to £23k (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Lopham Village Hall and Playing Field sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oakley Community Centre (£23k), North Baddesley Community Association (£23k) and Barrow Village Hall (£23k).

Income and spending

£0£17k£33k£50k£66k2022 Income: £21,5192022 Spending: £16,32920222023 Income: £20,2492023 Spending: £20,31820232024 Income: £26,5732024 Spending: £66,19620242025 Income: £26,0212025 Spending: £25,57620252026 Income: £22,7452026 Spending: £22,4312026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Charity maintains the Lophams Village Hall for the benefit of local people by allowing the hall to be used for family events and bringing in outside providers to run events, educational courses and sports opportunities for local people to participate in.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Oakley Community CentreBuckinghamshire£23k
North Baddesley Community AssociationSouthampton£23k
Barrow Village HallBury St Edmunds£23k
Village Projects FoundationAldershot£23k