Harpole Village Hall

Analysis

Harpole Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in October 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Harpole Village Hall reported income of £17k and spending of £25k, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £39k to £17k (-56%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Harpole Village Hall sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holland Chapel and Cottage Trust (£17k), Ecclesfield Priory and Hall Trust (£17k) and Shah Jalal Islamic Foundation (Marsh Farm) (£17k).