Melbury Abbas and Cann Village Hall

Analysis

Melbury Abbas and Cann Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in May 2017, 9 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 July 2026, Melbury Abbas and Cann Village Hall reported income of £14k and spending of £15k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income grew from £3,213 to £14k (+350%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 235%. 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, Melbury Abbas and Cann Village Hall sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wormleighton Young Farmers' Club (£14k), The Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust (£14k) and Durham & Cleveland Squash Rackets Association (£14k).

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.