Beech Hill Memorial Hall

Analysis

Beech Hill Memorial Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in April 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Beech Hill Memorial Hall reported income of £19k and spending of £14k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income fell from £21k to £19k (-8.4%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Beech Hill Memorial Hall sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newcastle Frontrunners (£19k), Upper Nidderdale Scout Group (£19k) and Windermere Youth Project (£19k).