Longdown Village Hall Trust

Analysis

Longdown Village Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in November 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Longdown Village Hall Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £34k, spending 207% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £4,942 to £16k (+230%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 271%. Over the whole period it spent 135% 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, Longdown Village Hall Trust 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 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Etchingham Military and Aviation Preservation Group (£16k), The Fielden Centre Association (£16k) and Threshfield Quarry Development Trust (£16k).

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.