Abbotsham Village Hall

Analysis

Abbotsham Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bideford. It was registered in August 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Abbotsham Village Hall reported income of £14k and spending of £44k, spending 304% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £20k to £14k (-27%), an average of -7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 118% 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, Abbotsham Village Hall sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salcombe Museum Society (£14k), The Torbay Singers (£14k) and The Cawston Band (£14k).