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Stratton Village Hall (Also Known As Stratton and Grimstone Village Hall)

RegisteredRegistered charity number 278416DorchesterAmateur sport and recreation
Income£24k2025-12-31
Spending£20ksame year
Spent / received91%5-year average
Size in its cause57th pctAmateur sport and recreation
Registered1979Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Stratton Village Hall (Also Known As Stratton and Grimstone Village Hall) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in October 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Stratton Village Hall (Also Known As Stratton and Grimstone Village Hall) reported income of £24k and spending of £20k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £25k to £24k (-4.3%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Stratton Village Hall (Also Known As Stratton and Grimstone Village Hall) sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 9th Bracknell (South Hill) Scout Group (£24k), Kempsford Village Hall (£24k) and Godalming District Scout Council (£24k).

Income and spending

£0£7,671£15k£23k£31k2021 Income: £24,8732021 Spending: £13,93120212022 Income: £17,7102022 Spending: £13,87120222023 Income: £16,4962023 Spending: £13,82520232024 Income: £18,9652024 Spending: £30,68520242025 Income: £23,8142025 Spending: £20,0042025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

THE MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF STRATTON, DORSET, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
9th Bracknell (South Hill) Scout GroupBracknell£24k
Kempsford Village HallGloucestershire£24k
Godalming District Scout CouncilGodalming£24k
Swanland Playing Field AssociationSwanland£24k