Buckland Newton Village Hall

Analysis

Buckland Newton Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in October 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Buckland Newton Village Hall reported income of £24k and spending of £19k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £12k to £24k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 263%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Buckland Newton Village Hall sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% 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 Charity Tools (£24k), Towcester Choral Society (£24k) and Cancerwatch (£24k).