Watton-At-Stone the Village Hall

Analysis

Watton-At-Stone the Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertford. It was registered in November 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Watton-At-Stone the Village Hall reported income of £12k and spending of £15k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £6,867 to £12k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 132% 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, Watton-At-Stone the Village Hall sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Queer Tango London (£12k), The George Eliot Fellowship (£12k) and Basingstoke Music and Arts Festival Association (£12k).

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.