West Down Parish Hall

Analysis

West Down Parish Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilfracombe. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, West Down Parish Hall reported income of £12k and spending of £12k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £24k to £12k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 489%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, West Down Parish Hall sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stogumber Village Hall (£12k), Twyford Church of England High School Parent, Teacher and Friends Association (£12k) and Mold and District Choral Society/Cymdeithas Gorawl Yr Wyddgrug Ar Cylch (£12k).

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.