Hougham Village Hall Trust

Analysis

Hougham Village Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, recreation and other charitable purposes, 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 and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Hougham Village Hall Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £49k to £11k (-77%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Hougham Village Hall Trust sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Prestwood Scout Group (£11k), Friends of Chudleigh Primary School (£11k) and Olveston and District Young Farmers' Club (£11k).