Toftwood Village Hall

Analysis

Toftwood Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dereham. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Toftwood Village Hall reported income of £17k and spending of £20k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £21k to £17k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Toftwood Village Hall sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reading Korean Church (£17k), Selbourne Hall Trust (£17k) and The Baptist Historical Society (£17k).

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.