Whaddon Village Hall and Recreation Ground Trust

Analysis

Whaddon Village Hall and Recreation Ground Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, 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, Whaddon Village Hall and Recreation Ground Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £25k, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14k to £16k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Whaddon Village Hall and Recreation Ground Trust sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orchestra Pro Anima (£16k), Blackdowns Early Music Projects (£16k) and Nailsea Choral Society (£16k).