Kirk Merrington Community Association

Analysis

Kirk Merrington Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Co Durham. It was registered in August 2002, 24 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 human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Kirk Merrington Community Association reported income of £17k and spending of £12k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,305 to £17k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, Kirk Merrington Community Association sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rose Ash Village Hall (£17k), The Friends of Music in Winchester (£17k) and Purley Memorial Hall (£17k).