The Village Hall Bayford

Analysis

The Village Hall Bayford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Village Hall Bayford reported income of £14k and spending of £30k, spending 213% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £24k to £14k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Village Hall Bayford sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Archibald First School PTFA (£14k), The Allotment for Exercise and Recreation (£14k) and Rangemore Recreation Ground (£14k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.