Lecture Hall
Analysis
Lecture Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in January 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Lecture Hall reported income of £72k and spending of £115k, spending 160% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £75k to £72k (-3.5%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Lecture Hall sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meriden Sports and Recreation Trust (£72k), The White Hut Community Hall (£72k) and Adsurf (£72k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the charity is the provision and maintenance of a hall for use of the inhabitants of West Wickham for recreational and leisure time activities with the object of improving the condition of life for the said inhabitants, providing that the said hall shall not be used for any purpose which is inimical to the work of the Church of England.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Meriden Sports and Recreation Trust | Coventry | £72k |
| The White Hut Community Hall | Torfaen | £72k |
| Adsurf | Bude | £72k |
| Young People Count | York | £72k |