Rufford Village Hall

Analysis

Rufford Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rufford Village Hall reported income of £43k and spending of £62k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £24k to £43k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Rufford Village Hall sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Huddersfield Men's Voices (£43k), Wealden Sailability (£43k) and Hearts of Oak - The Barnet Special Education Foundation Trust (£43k).

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.