The Chichester Hall

Analysis

The Chichester Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Godalming. It was registered in January 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Chichester Hall reported income of £24k and spending of £28k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £52k to £24k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, The Chichester Hall sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Broadhembury Community Centre CIO (£24k), Charlies Beach Hut (£24k) and Canolfan Cymunedol Derwenlas Community Centre (£24k).

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.