Old Catton Village Hall

Analysis

Old Catton Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in July 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Old Catton Village Hall reported income of £16k and spending of £32k, spending 208% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £28k to £16k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Old Catton Village Hall sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winifrede Browne's Charity (£16k), Peace Partners (£16k) and North Nottinghamshire Community First Responders (£16k).

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.