Wootton Fitzpaine Village Hall

Analysis

Wootton Fitzpaine Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridport. It was registered in May 1962, 64 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, Wootton Fitzpaine Village Hall reported income of £11k and spending of £8,557, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £27k to £11k (-61%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 141% 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, Wootton Fitzpaine Village Hall sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wretham Village Hall (£11k), Underskiddaw Village Hall (£11k) and The Sedbergh Book Town Literary Trust (£11k).