Colaton Raleigh Village Hall
Analysis
Colaton Raleigh Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in September 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Colaton Raleigh Village Hall reported income of £18k and spending of £18k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £19k to £18k (-3.2%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Colaton Raleigh Village Hall sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% 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 Petrockstowe Parish Hall (£18k), Cor Meibion Gwalia (£18k) and Five Years (£18k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1. To provide and maintain a Village Hall for the use of the inhabitants of Colaton Raleigh with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants2. If and insofar as the income of the charity cannot reasonably be applied for the above purposes, it may be applied toward the general benefit of the said inhabitants in such charitable ways as the Trustees shall think fit
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Petrockstowe Parish Hall | Devon | £18k |
| Cor Meibion Gwalia | London | £18k |
| Five Years | London | £18k |
| Moseley, Kings Heath & District U3a | Birmingham | £18k |