Little Waltham War Memorial Hall

Analysis

Little Waltham War Memorial Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in September 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 April 2025, Little Waltham War Memorial Hall reported income of £14k and spending of £18k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £38k to £14k (-64%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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, Little Waltham War Memorial Hall sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hounsdown Community Association (£14k), The Tewkesbury Battlefield Society (£14k) and Okehampton College Parent Teacher Friends Association (£14k).

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.