Eastwick and Gilston Village Hall

Analysis

Eastwick and Gilston Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Eastwick and Gilston Village Hall reported income of £13k and spending of £15k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £28k to £13k (-54%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 238%. Over the whole period it spent 208% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Eastwick and Gilston Village Hall sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hut at Blogishay Lane (£13k), Bromeswell Village Hall (£13k) and Durham Paddlesport Club (£13k).