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The Methuen Hall (Or Town Hall)

RegisteredRegistered charity number 222278WiltshireArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£141k2025-03-31
Spending£112ksame year
Spent / received86%5-year average
Size in its cause82nd pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1963Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Methuen Hall (Or Town Hall) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in July 1963, 63 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 March 2025, The Methuen Hall (Or Town Hall) reported income of £141k and spending of £112k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £30k to £141k (+376%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, The Methuen Hall (Or Town Hall) sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cambridge Museum of Technology (£141k), Eqty in Music (£141k) and University of the Third Age - York (£141k).

Income and spending

£0£35k£71k£106k£141k2021 Income: £29,6002021 Spending: £31,33520212022 Income: £68,7382022 Spending: £64,08020222023 Income: £45,7672023 Spending: £48,20820232024 Income: £75,0002024 Spending: £53,70020242025 Income: £141,0022025 Spending: £111,7792025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

To provide a hall to serve as a Parish Meeting place and for usage by local groups.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Cambridge Museum of TechnologyCambridge£141k
Eqty in MusicManchester£141k
University of the Third Age - YorkYork£141k
The Army Museums Ogilby CIOSurrey£141k