Bishop Monkton Village Hall and Playing Fields
Analysis
Bishop Monkton Village Hall and Playing Fields is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Bishop Monkton Village Hall and Playing Fields reported income of £52k and spending of £48k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £52k to £52k (-1.3%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Bishop Monkton Village Hall and Playing Fields sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maeldune Trust (£51k), The Leicester Philharmonic Choir (£52k) and Bedfordshire Festival of Music, Speech and Drama (£51k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The hall and grounds are used by Bishop Monkton cricket, football, bowls and croquet clubs and by local groups for community events, ie. parish plan meetings, entertainments group, the Women's Institute, life-savers group, fitness classes and a school holiday club. The local community are free to use the grounds for their recreation and leisure and the hall may be hired privately.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Maeldune Trust | Essex | £51k |
| The Leicester Philharmonic Choir | Leicester | £52k |
| Bedfordshire Festival of Music, Speech and Drama | Bedford | £51k |
| Tandem Theatre | Manchester | £52k |