Mappowder Village Hall

Analysis

Mappowder Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sturminster Newton. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport 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 March 2026, Mappowder Village Hall reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1,095 to £12k (+982%), an average of +81% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 419%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Mappowder Village Hall sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lincoln Camera Club (£12k), Kent and Medway Young Musicians Trust (£12k) and Whelpley Hill Coronation Hall (£12k).