Drayton Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity

Analysis

Drayton Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in November 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Drayton Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity reported income of £26k and spending of £28k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £26k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Drayton Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medina Marching Band (£26k), Pilgrim Heritage Sailing Foundation (£26k) and Mission Heritage Centre (Sunderland Point) (£26k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.