Sampford Courtenay Village Hall

Analysis

Sampford Courtenay Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in September 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Sampford Courtenay Village Hall reported income of £13k and spending of £10k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £37k to £13k (-64%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Sampford Courtenay Village Hall sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ansdell and Fairhaven Women's Institute (£13k), Wingates Band (£13k) and The Church House Charitable Trust (£13k).