Thirsk and Sowerby Town Hall Management Committee

Analysis

Thirsk and Sowerby Town Hall Management Committee is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Thirsk and Sowerby Town Hall Management Committee reported income of £25k and spending of £30k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £40k to £25k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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, Thirsk and Sowerby Town Hall Management Committee sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thame and Haddenham Choral Society (£25k), Bristol Concert Orchestra (£25k) and Orleton Village Hall (£25k).

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.