Great and Little Leighs Village Hall

Analysis

Great and Little Leighs Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and other charitable purposes, 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, Great and Little Leighs Village Hall reported income of £44k and spending of £46k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £50k to £44k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Great and Little Leighs Village Hall sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fiskerton Village Hall (£44k), Seindorf Beaumaris Band (£44k) and Leintwardine Village Hall and Community Centre (£44k).