Downham Village Hall

Analysis

Downham Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in February 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Downham Village Hall reported income of £19k and spending of £18k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £26k to £19k (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Downham Village Hall sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arley Memorial Hall (£19k), Risley Village Hall (£19k) and Danzaction (£19k).