Great Waltham Village Hall

Analysis

Great Waltham Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in August 1963, 63 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.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Great Waltham Village Hall reported income of £29k and spending of £35k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £43k to £29k (-32%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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 Waltham Village Hall sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quayside Youth Centre (£29k), The British Friends of the Budapest Festival Orchestra (£29k) and Casa Theatre Festival Limited (£29k).