Basildon Village Hall and Recreation Ground

Analysis

Basildon Village Hall and Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in June 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 December 2025, Basildon Village Hall and Recreation Ground reported income of £46k and spending of £43k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £44k to £46k (+3.9%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Basildon Village Hall and Recreation Ground sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Somerset and Dorset Family History Society (£46k), Mid Border Community Arts Ltd (£46k) and Kings Langley Community Association (£46k).