Chartham Village Hall Management Committee

Analysis

Chartham Village Hall Management Committee is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chartham Village Hall Management Committee reported income of £45k and spending of £53k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £28k to £45k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 118% 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, Chartham Village Hall Management Committee sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lancaster Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society (£45k), Minstead Hall Trust (£45k) and Chester U3a (£45k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.