Blo Norton Village Hall

Analysis

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

In the financial year ending August 2025, Blo Norton Village Hall reported income of £12k and spending of £33k, spending 269% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £24k to £12k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Blo Norton Village Hall sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashbourne Singers (£12k), Billington Village Hall (£12k) and Sandringham School Parent Teacher Association (£12k).