Wereham Village Hall CIO

Analysis

Wereham Village Hall CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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, Wereham Village Hall CIO reported income of £47k and spending of £48k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £48k to £47k (-2.6%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Wereham Village Hall CIO sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Selsley Scout Group (£47k), Ystradowen Community and Sports Association (£47k) and Patterdale King George V Playing Field (£47k).

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.