The Colton Village Hall - Colton
Analysis
The Colton Village Hall - Colton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rugeley. It was registered in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, 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, The Colton Village Hall - Colton reported income of £29k and spending of £32k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £25k to £29k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 119% 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, The Colton Village Hall - Colton sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Holt Island Nature Reserve (£29k), State of Trust (£29k) and Ely Sinfonia (£29k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provision & maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Colton with out distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use of 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
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Holt Island Nature Reserve | St Ives | £29k |
| State of Trust | Devon | £29k |
| Ely Sinfonia | Cambridge | £29k |
| The Anchormen Drum and Bugle Corps | West Yorkshire | £29k |