The Watson Hall

Analysis

The Watson Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brampton. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Watson Hall reported income of £10k and spending of £12k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £20k to £10k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 118% 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 Watson Hall sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pontefract Choral Society (£10k), Grassington Singers (£10k) and Isle Choral Singers (£10k).

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.