Newton Village Hall

Analysis

Newton Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sudbury. It was registered in May 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Newton Village Hall reported income of £14k and spending of £17k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £10k to £14k (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Newton Village Hall sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clockwork Foundation (£14k), The Edgar and Mary Traylen Charitable Trust (£14k) and Ewelme Village Hall (£14k).

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.