Sandford Orcas Village Hall

Analysis

Sandford Orcas Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sherborne. It was registered in March 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Sandford Orcas Village Hall reported income of £11k and spending of £10k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £19k to £11k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Sandford Orcas Village Hall sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Epta-European Piano Teachers Association (£11k), Music at Plush Ltd (£11k) and Ilford Operatic and Dramatic Society (£11k).