Gainford Village Hall and Recreational CIO

Analysis

Gainford Village Hall and Recreational CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes 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, Gainford Village Hall and Recreational CIO reported income of £53k and spending of £70k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £49k to £53k (+8.5%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Gainford Village Hall and Recreational CIO sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Queen Elizabeth II Playing Field Ashtead (£53k), Chorley Wanderers Junior Football Club (£53k) and Top Valley Community Association (£53k).