The People's Palace

Analysis

The People's Palace is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Perranwell Station. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The People's Palace reported income of £31k and spending of £32k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £23k to £31k (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 156% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The People's Palace sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastry Village Hall (£31k), Beacon Park Tennis (£31k) and Adderley Village Hall (£31k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.