Lawshall Village Hall

Analysis

Lawshall Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St Edmunds. It was registered in May 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lawshall Village Hall reported income of £21k and spending of £22k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £21k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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, Lawshall Village Hall sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Clarence Holmfield and Thornes (Chat) Parks (£21k), Northallerton U3a (£21k) and Horspath Village Hall Committee (£21k).

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.