Cottered Village Hall

Analysis

Cottered Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buntingford. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cottered Village Hall reported income of £38k and spending of £30k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £16k to £38k (+134%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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, Cottered Village Hall sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Midsomer Norton and District Carnival Charity Association (£38k), King George V Hall (£38k) and The Southwick Players (£38k).