Ovingham Village Hall

Analysis

Ovingham Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Prudhoe. It was registered in August 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Ovingham Village Hall reported income of £27k and spending of £29k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £4,437 to £27k (+515%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 213%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Ovingham Village Hall sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The PDC Trust (£27k), Orchard Junior School PTFA (£27k) and Garforth & District Lions Club (CIO) (£27k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.