Bellingham Town Hall

Analysis

Bellingham Town Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northumberland. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 January 2026, Bellingham Town Hall reported income of £17k and spending of £33k, spending 199% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £42k to £17k (-60%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income dropped by 64%. 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, Bellingham Town Hall sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walkington Village Hall (£17k), Little Missenden Village Hall (£17k) and Parents Staff and Friends of Coton Church of England (VC) Primary School (£17k).

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.