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Chideock Village Hall

RegisteredRegistered charity number 301121DorsetGrant-making and general purposes
Income£15k2025-09-30
Spending£15ksame year
Spent / received92%5-year average
Size in its cause50th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered1962Trust
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Chideock Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in August 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Chideock Village Hall reported income of £15k and spending of £15k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £26k to £15k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Chideock Village Hall sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lothersdale Parish Trust (£15k), The Gigglemug Charitable Trust (£15k) and The Hugonin Family Trust (£15k).

Income and spending

£0£6,566£13k£20k£26k2021 Income: £26,2632021 Spending: £15,01720212022 Income: £16,8082022 Spending: £21,89720222023 Income: £14,8302023 Spending: £13,67120232024 Income: £19,4332024 Spending: £19,73020242025 Income: £14,9212025 Spending: £14,8612025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

Village hall use for local activities including art and dance classes, table tennis, whist, bingo, WI, Chideock Society, village lunch, weddings and quiz nights etc

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Lothersdale Parish TrustKeighley£15k
The Gigglemug Charitable TrustBristol£15k
The Hugonin Family TrustNewcastle Upon Tyne£15k
The Esther Hennell Charitable TrustLondon£15k