Cerne Abbas Village Hall

Analysis

Cerne Abbas Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cerne Abbas Village Hall reported income of £35k and spending of £31k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £35k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Cerne Abbas Village Hall sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bedfordshire Orchestral Society (£35k), Caspian Cultural Centre (£35k) and Axminster Heritage Limited (£35k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.