Preston Village Hall

Analysis

Preston Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in October 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 December 2025, Preston Village Hall reported income of £33k and spending of £62k, spending 187% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £33k (+139%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 128% 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, Preston Village Hall sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halifax Light Opera Society Juniors (£33k), Low Fell Library Association (£33k) and Friends of Imperial College (£33k).