Stanway Village Hall
Analysis
Stanway Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in February 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2024, Stanway Village Hall reported income of £103k and spending of £111k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £79k to £103k (+30%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Stanway Village Hall sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Help the Mental Health Charity (£103k), Citizenaid (£103k) and Shaftesbury Trinity Centre Trust (£103k).
Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. 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
There are three parts to the village hall together with changing rooms for the adjacent playing fields. Activities that are undertaken in the hall are - carpet bowls, mother & toddler groups, children's play & dance groups, dog training, private hire, flower clubs, ladies groups, keep fit, weight watchers, war games. training, singing groups, art clubs etc.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Help the Mental Health Charity | Scunthorpe | £103k |
| Citizenaid | Wolverhampton | £103k |
| Shaftesbury Trinity Centre Trust | Gillingham | £103k |
| Chesterfield Community Church | Derbyshire | £103k |