# The Needham Market Community Council

- Type: Local / combined authority
- Charity number: 266076 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/266076)
- Latest income: £17.7k; spending £11.8k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Suffolk
- Trustees: 8
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/needham-market-community-council

General charity activities to provide funding for local groups, clubs, organisations and other charitable bodies within the local area.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2025 | £17.7k | £11.8k | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2024 | £16.4k | £11.4k | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2023 | £18.8k | £8,283 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2022 | £13.8k | £8,655 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2021 | £151 | £684 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To provide or support the provision of recreational facilities, playing fields, playgrounds, community centres and other amenities of a similar character for the benefit of the community residing in Needham Market, barking, badley, darmsden or creeting st mary in the interests of social welfare and with the object of advancing education, furthering health, relieving poverty, distress or sickness or in pursuing any objects which now are or hereafter may be deemed in law to be charitable by improving the conditions of life of the persons for whom the facilities are primarily intended.

## What it funds

The Needham Market Community Council is registered under general charitable purposes for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Needham Market Community Council reported income of £17.7k and spending of £11.8k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Jun 2025, it spent £40.8k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Suffolk.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Needham Market Community Council in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Needham Market Community Council open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Needham Market Community Council is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Needham Market Community Council fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Suffolk.

### Does The Needham Market Community Council give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Needham Market Community Council makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Needham Market Community Council give each year?

The register does not break out The Needham Market Community Council's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Jun 2025 was £11.8k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £8,160 a year.

### How large is The Needham Market Community Council?

In its latest reported year The Needham Market Community Council reported income of £17.7k and spending of £11.8k.


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