Village Hall, Branscombe

Analysis

Village Hall, Branscombe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Seaton. It was registered in August 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Village Hall, Branscombe reported income of £32k and spending of £32k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £25k to £32k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Village Hall, Branscombe sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Order of St Benedict at Alton Abbey (£32k), Icusteps (£32k) and Axminster Health & Wellbeing Centre (£32k).