Town Hall Charity

Analysis

Town Hall Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Co Durham. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Town Hall Charity reported income of £24k and spending of £19k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15k to £24k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Town Hall Charity sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South East London Orchestra (£24k), The Hertfordshire Festival of Music ("Hfom") (£24k) and 19th Bolton (Bolton School) Scout Group (£24k).