Appledore Hall

Analysis

Appledore Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bideford. It was registered in January 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Appledore Hall reported income of £14k and spending of £16k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £23k to £14k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Appledore Hall sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Groombridge Men's Shed (£14k), Durham & Cleveland Squash Rackets Association (£14k) and Tooting and Balham Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps (£14k).