Viscountess Barrington's Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground

Analysis

Viscountess Barrington's Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in July 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 March 2025, Viscountess Barrington's Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground reported income of £197k and spending of £126k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £92k to £197k (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Viscountess Barrington's Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Action & Diversity Trust Ltd (£196k), The Byron Society (£197k) and Curious Directive (£196k).