Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust

Analysis

Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridgwater. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust reported income of £401k and spending of £235k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £548k to £401k (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barnes Rugby Football Club (£399k), Topsham Rugby Football Club (£401k) and Play Torbay (£398k).