Downside and Hatchford Village Hall

Analysis

Downside and Hatchford Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cobham. It was registered in October 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Downside and Hatchford Village Hall reported income of £15k and spending of £15k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £22k to £15k (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Downside and Hatchford Village Hall sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Welwyn Garden City Charity Fund (£15k), Horn Hill Village Hall and Institute (£15k) and The Medburn Trust (£15k).