Hockley Public Hall

Analysis

Hockley Public Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hockley. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 August 2025, Hockley Public Hall reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £24k to £12k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Hockley Public Hall sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blue Lights Parish Hall (£12k), Hampton Dene Primary School Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (£12k) and Morecambe Bay Prawner Trust (£12k).