Ovingdean Village Hall

Analysis

Ovingdean Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in April 1965, 61 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.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Ovingdean Village Hall reported income of £27k and spending of £36k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,028 to £27k (+1229%), an average of +91% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 401%. Over the whole period it spent 121% 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, Ovingdean Village Hall sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% 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 Berriew Community Centre (£27k), Palaeontographical Society (£27k) and Ernest Read Trust (£27k).