Chappel and Wakes Colne Village Hall

Analysis

Chappel and Wakes Colne Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in March 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Chappel and Wakes Colne Village Hall reported income of £12k and spending of £9,315, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,812 to £12k (+219%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 728%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Chappel and Wakes Colne Village Hall sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Didcot & District U3a (£12k), St Mary Newington Educational Foundation (£12k) and Barry Unit 24 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£12k).