Ightham Village Hall

Analysis

Ightham Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in June 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ightham Village Hall reported income of £12k and spending of £18k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £23k to £12k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Ightham Village Hall sits at the 17th percentile: it is larger than about 17% 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 Butler's Charity (£12k), The Hospital of the Blessed Jesus at Carlton (£12k) and John Hammond Charity (£12k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.