Barming Village Hall

Analysis

Barming Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidstone. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and animals, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Barming Village Hall reported income of £11k and spending of £14k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £14k to £11k (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Barming Village Hall sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 24% 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 Skirbeck St Nicholas Community Centre (£11k), The Friends of the Church of Saint Michael and All Angels at Clifton Hampden (£11k) and St Cuthberts Church Hall, Benfieldside (£11k).