Staple Village Hall and Recreation Ground

Analysis

Staple Village Hall and Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in June 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Staple Village Hall and Recreation Ground reported income of £15k and spending of £20k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £16k to £15k (-9.9%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Staple Village Hall and Recreation Ground sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Houghton (Hunts) Scout Group (£15k), St Mary Magdalen's Catholic School PTA (£15k) and West Wirral Boys Club (£15k).