The Manfield Village Hall Fund

Analysis

The Manfield Village Hall Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Darlington. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Manfield Village Hall Fund reported income of £27k and spending of £26k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,566 to £27k (+649%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Manfield Village Hall Fund sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walkhampton Memorial Hall (£27k), Dance Woking Ltd (£27k) and East Lane Theatre Club (£27k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.