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Meldreth Village Hall Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 264831HertfordshireAmateur sport and recreation
Income£38k2025-03-31
Spending£27ksame year
Spent / received95%5-year average
Size in its cause68th pctAmateur sport and recreation
Registered1972Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Meldreth Village Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in November 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Meldreth Village Hall Trust reported income of £38k and spending of £27k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £27k to £38k (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Meldreth Village Hall Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miners' Recreation Ground, (Ardsley) (£38k), Henley Rugby Charitable Trust (£38k) and The Harrow School Cricket Fund (£38k).

Income and spending

£0£12k£25k£37k£50k2021 Income: £27,1262021 Spending: £11,16120212022 Income: £20,0382022 Spending: £29,02820222023 Income: £38,5192023 Spending: £49,50720232024 Income: £36,5622024 Spending: £35,30120242025 Income: £38,2172025 Spending: £26,7772025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Meldreth Village Hall provides local, affordable facilities for a wide range of activities supporting all age groups. It offers an excellent venue for key activities such as Babies and Toddlers' Groups, Table Tennis, Local History Society, Children's parties, WI, Keep fit, Dancing, family parties. All these activities are essential to the maintenance and development of village life.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Miners' Recreation Ground, (Ardsley)Barnsley£38k
Henley Rugby Charitable TrustHenley-On-Thames£38k
The Harrow School Cricket FundHarrow£38k
17th Bristol (St Michaels) Scout GroupBristol£38k