The Keene Hall

Analysis

The Keene Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in April 1981, 45 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 and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Keene Hall reported income of £65k and spending of £71k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £59k to £65k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, The Keene Hall sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sandhurst Silver Band (£65k), Hitchin Thespians (£65k) and The Workington Amateur Operatic Society (£65k).

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.