Clifton Village Hall

Analysis

Clifton Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Otley. It was registered in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and animals, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Clifton Village Hall reported income of £19k and spending of £9,273, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £23k to £19k (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 36%. 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, Clifton Village Hall sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Matterdale School Foundation (£19k), Solihull Chandos Choir (£19k) and Chardstock Community Hall Trust (£19k).