Litton and Thorner's Community Hall
Analysis
Litton and Thorner's Community Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Litton and Thorner's Community Hall reported income of £21k and spending of £26k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £24k to £21k (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Litton and Thorner's Community Hall sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brandesburton Parish Hall Association (£21k), 18th Truro St George's Scout Group (£21k) and Navestock Village Hall (£21k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To raise sufficient funds for the construction of a community hall in the village of Litton Cheney for the combined use of community and school, and to operate the hall for the general benefit of all.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Brandesburton Parish Hall Association | Driffield | £21k |
| 18th Truro St George's Scout Group | Cornwall | £21k |
| Navestock Village Hall | Romford | £21k |
| Brighouse Bridge Club Limited | West Yorkshire | £21k |