Orwell Village Hall

Analysis

Orwell Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Royston. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 2026, Orwell Village Hall reported income of £11k and spending of £16k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £13k to £11k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 131% 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, Orwell 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 The Margaret and Ian Posgate Charitable Trust (£11k), African Studies Association of the United Kingdom (£11k) and Carlton Community Choir (Halifax) (£11k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.