Etchinghill Village Hall
Analysis
Etchinghill Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Folkestone. It was registered in February 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Etchinghill Village Hall reported income of £70k and spending of £25k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £25k to £70k (+179%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 51% 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, Etchinghill Village Hall sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cosman Keller Art and Music Trust (£70k), Vale of Berkeley Railway Charitable Trust (£70k) and The Friends of St Laurence, Lurgashall (£70k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provides facilities within which physical and mental training and recreation and social moral and intellectual development through the medium of classes and entertainment for the inhabitants of Etchinghill and surrounding district without distinction of sex or of political or religious opinion and other activities normally carried out in a village hall.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Cosman Keller Art and Music Trust | London | £70k |
| Vale of Berkeley Railway Charitable Trust | Gloucestershire | £70k |
| The Friends of St Laurence, Lurgashall | West Sussex | £70k |
| Iods Theatre Company CIO | Suffolk | £70k |