Oakford Village Hall

Analysis

Oakford Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dulverton. It was registered in March 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Oakford Village Hall reported income of £29k and spending of £30k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £20k to £29k (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 310%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Oakford Village Hall sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bury Street Pastors (£29k), Lordshill Baptist Church, Snailbeach (£29k) and The Geoffrey and Alice Bennett Bequest (£29k).

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.