Child Okeford Village Hall

Analysis

Child Okeford Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blandford Forum. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Child Okeford Village Hall reported income of £14k and spending of £10k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £26k to £14k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Child Okeford Village Hall sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stradbroke Courthouse and Library Trust (£14k), Glossop University of the Third Age (£14k) and Westmorland Red Squirrel Society (£14k).