Recreation Ground and Village Hall

Analysis

Recreation Ground and Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in March 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, economic/community development/employment, recreation and other charitable purposes, 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 March 2025, Recreation Ground and Village Hall reported income of £35k and spending of £38k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £35k (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 285%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Recreation Ground and Village Hall 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 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Act (Action for the Community and Town) at the Cheethams Limited (£35k), Newholm Village Hall (£35k) and Marham Aero Club (£35k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.