Wistanstow Village Hall

Analysis

Wistanstow Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Craven Arms. It was registered in August 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Wistanstow Village Hall reported income of £32k and spending of £34k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income fell from £47k to £32k (-32%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Wistanstow Village Hall sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Gilwern Scout Group (£32k), The 948 Sports Foundation (£32k) and Astley and Tyldesley Welfare Institute and Recreation Ground (£32k).