Lelant Village Hall

Analysis

Lelant Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St. Ives. It was registered in October 1963, 63 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 December 2025, Lelant Village Hall reported income of £17k and spending of £21k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £21k to £17k (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Lelant Village Hall sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bamford Village Institute (£17k), Llanbrynmair Community Centre (£17k) and Rookley Village Association (£17k).

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.