Dowsby Village Hall Association

Analysis

Dowsby Village Hall Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bourne. It was registered in April 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Dowsby Village Hall Association reported income of £30k and spending of £17k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £15k to £30k (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Dowsby Village Hall Association 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 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Yorkshire County Cricket Club Charitable Youth Trust (£30k), Gedney Hill and District Memorial Hall (£30k) and 11th High Wycombe (Hazlemere) Scout Group (£30k).