Essendon Village Hall

Analysis

Essendon Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hatfield. It was registered in December 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Essendon Village Hall reported income of £18k and spending of £12k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £26k to £18k (-32%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Essendon Village Hall sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Stanmore Scout Group (£18k), The Dunholme Trust (£18k) and Village Hall (£18k).