Berden Village Hall Committee

Analysis

Berden Village Hall Committee is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop's Stortford. It was registered in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Berden Village Hall Committee reported income of £11k and spending of £9,851, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £18k to £11k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Berden Village Hall Committee sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastrington Playing Field and Recreation Ground (£11k), Long Riston Playing Fields Committee (£11k) and Sharnbrook Playing Field Association (£11k).