Messing Village Hall

Analysis

Messing Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Messing Village Hall reported income of £34k and spending of £34k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £3,814 to £34k (+799%), an average of +73% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 311%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Messing Village Hall sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God Pathfinder Royal Christian Centre Stockport (£34k), Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) House of Judah (£34k) and Northcourt Centre (£34k).