Marhamchurch Village Hall

Analysis

Marhamchurch Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Holsworthy. It was registered in April 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Marhamchurch Village Hall reported income of £17k and spending of £19k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £20k to £17k (-17%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Marhamchurch Village Hall sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% 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 International Education and Poverty Relief (£17k), Nalwanza Charitable Trust (£17k) and Meliden Community Association (£17k).

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.