Rake Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity

Analysis

Rake Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and animals, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rake Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity reported income of £17k and spending of £23k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13k to £17k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 122% 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, Rake Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lostwithiel Young Farmers Club (£17k), Parents Staff and Friends of Coton Church of England (VC) Primary School (£17k) and Let's Read (£17k).

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.