Drimpton Hall and Recreation Trust

Analysis

Drimpton Hall and Recreation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Drimpton Hall and Recreation Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £17k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income fell from £20k to £16k (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Drimpton Hall and Recreation Trust sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kelsale Village Hall and Centre (£16k), Kidlington Units of the Guide Association (£16k) and Hotwells and Cliftonwood Community Association (£16k).