Village Institute

Analysis

Village Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Farnham. It was registered in November 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Village Institute reported income of £50k and spending of £59k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £45k to £50k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Village Institute sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% 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 Camcare UK (£50k), New Mill Male Voice Choir (£50k) and Gaskell Memorial Village Hall, Silverdale (£50k).