Bishop's Castle Town Hall Trust

Analysis

Bishop's Castle Town Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishops Castle. It was registered in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08107480). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Bishop's Castle Town Hall Trust reported income of £66k and spending of £67k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £15k to £66k (+339%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Bishop's Castle Town Hall Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Long Ditton Village Hall (£66k), Gravesend and District Theatre Guild (£66k) and Commonwealth Forestry Association (£66k).

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.