The Morden Recreation Ground and Village Hall

Analysis

The Morden Recreation Ground and Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wareham. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 April 2025, The Morden Recreation Ground and Village Hall reported income of £52k and spending of £47k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £32k to £52k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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, The Morden Recreation Ground and Village Hall sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Federation of Children's Book Groups (£52k), East Donyland Community Association - Rowhedge - Colchester (£52k) and Kenninghall Memorial Hall (£52k).