Harrowbarrow and Metherell Community Association

Analysis

Harrowbarrow and Metherell Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in August 1983, 43 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 March 2025, Harrowbarrow and Metherell Community Association reported income of £16k and spending of £17k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £20k to £16k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 124% 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, Harrowbarrow and Metherell Community Association sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Garden Village and District Community Association (£16k), Sleaford Concert Band (£16k) and Landsker Singers (£16k).

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.