Grewelthorpe Village Hall and Community Centre
Analysis
Grewelthorpe Village Hall and Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ripon. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06972793). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending November 2025, Grewelthorpe Village Hall and Community Centre reported income of £51k and spending of £62k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £25k to £51k (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Grewelthorpe Village Hall and Community Centre 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 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sefton Support Group (£51k), Wellingborough Afro-Caribbean Association (£51k) and Mile Road Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Association (£51k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We aim, by developing an existing building [the former Grewelthorpe Methodist Chapel], to provide a village hall at which and from which a range of different kinds of educational, social and leisure activities can be operated for the benefit of all the inhabitants of Grewelthorpe and surrounding areas. The village hall and community centre will provide a focus for activities for people of all ages
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sefton Support Group | Liverpool | £51k |
| Wellingborough Afro-Caribbean Association | Northamptonshire | £51k |
| Mile Road Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Association | Bedford | £51k |
| The Conveyancing Foundation | Newport | £51k |