Powerstock Hut

Analysis

Powerstock Hut is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in June 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Powerstock Hut reported income of £16k and spending of £20k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £3,626 to £16k (+334%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 175% 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, Powerstock Hut sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% 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 The Hythe Singers (£16k), Ycaa (£16k) and Winston Village Hall (£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.