The Silsoe Village Hall

Analysis

The Silsoe Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in January 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, 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, The Silsoe Village Hall reported income of £30k and spending of £22k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £36k to £30k (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, The Silsoe Village Hall sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% 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 North Bedfordshire Young Farmers Club (£30k), The GCR 567 Locomotive Group (£30k) and East Dorset Antiquarian Society (£30k).