Village Hall and Playing Fields

Analysis

Village Hall and Playing Fields is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Great Yarmouth. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Village Hall and Playing Fields reported income of £14k and spending of £14k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £29k to £14k (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Village Hall and Playing Fields sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kirkby and Osgodby Playing Field and Village Hall (£14k), Highampton Recreation and Hall Committee (£14k) and 26th Picton Scout Group (£14k).