Charlton Down Village Hall

Analysis

Charlton Down Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, 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, Charlton Down Village Hall reported income of £34k and spending of £83k, spending 242% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £34k (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 158% 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, Charlton Down Village Hall sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Gay Symphony Orchestra (£34k), Rushmore Parent Teachers Association (£34k) and Osun Arts Foundation (£34k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.