Mersham Village Hall

Analysis

Mersham Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in October 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. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mersham Village Hall reported income of £26k and spending of £14k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £28k to £26k (-7.9%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Mersham Village Hall sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wymeswold Memorial Hall (£26k), Bristol Concert Wind Band (£26k) and Wadsworth Community Association (£26k).