Hurst Green Village Hall

Analysis

Hurst Green Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Etchingham. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Hurst Green Village Hall reported income of £12k and spending of £19k, spending 160% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £20k to £12k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hurst Green Village Hall sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liver4life (£12k), Healthaid Royston (£12k) and Cherry Orchards (Camphill) Community Limited (£12k).