Village Hall, Purleigh

Analysis

Village Hall, Purleigh 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, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Village Hall, Purleigh reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £23k to £12k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Village Hall, Purleigh sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Esme's Umbrella (£12k), Makwawa Malawi Limited (£12k) and Neverest Orthopaedics Foundation (£12k).

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.