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Registered charity · Suffolk

Debenham Village Hall and Playing Field Trust

Debenham Village Hall and Playing Field Trust is a registered charity (number 1099705) based in Suffolk, governed by 13 trustees and chaired by Stephen Spurling since 2023. Latest income £753k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

Also known as Debenham Leisure Centre (Charity Commission)

  • 13 trustees
  • Income £753k (2026)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
Where
Suffolk
Website
www.debenhamsportsandleisure.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Debenham Village Hall and Playing Field Trust
Registered
2003

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£753k£614k
  • 2025£673k£603k
  • 2024£577k£646k
Earlier years
  • 2023£733k£635k
  • 2022£344k£53k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL RECREATION GROUND AND OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF DEBENHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF. (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Grants received

9 grants · £277,583 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

13 trustees on the board

3.8y median 4y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (13)

13
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Amateur Sport 13Arts/culture/heritage/science 13Economic/community Development/employment 13

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 24Construction 2Business services 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£673k latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

3.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 4.3 in 2021

20 from 19 in 2023
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1099705
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 FEBRUARY 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 22 AUGUST 2003
Companies House
Company number 04672490 · Active
Contact on the register
01728 861101 · info@debenhamsportsandleisure.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
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