Manby and Grimoldby Village Institute

Analysis

Manby and Grimoldby Village Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Louth. It was registered in August 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Manby and Grimoldby Village Institute reported income of £20k and spending of £8,134, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £21k to £20k (-7.8%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Manby and Grimoldby Village Institute sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Embsay Juniors Football Club CIO (£20k), Skylark Community Association (£20k) and Caythorpe & Frieston Village Hall (£20k).