Pontesbury Public Hall

Analysis

Pontesbury Public Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in March 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Pontesbury Public Hall reported income of £11k and spending of £17k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,775 to £11k (+312%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 235%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Pontesbury Public Hall sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rotary Club of Bridgwater Trust Fund (£11k), The Antiquarian Booksellers Association ( International ) Benevolent Fund (£11k) and The Duane Spencer Trust (£11k).

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.