Copthorne Village Hall

Analysis

Copthorne Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in December 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Copthorne Village Hall reported income of £25k and spending of £13k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £35k to £25k (-28%), an average of -8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Copthorne Village Hall sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Inspire2box (£25k), Bexley and Lewisham Unit of the Sea Cadets Corps (£25k) and Swindon Sports Forum (SSF) (£25k).