The William Blake Memorial Hall

Analysis

The William Blake Memorial Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in July 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The William Blake Memorial Hall reported income of £19k and spending of £23k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £21k to £19k (-9.7%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The William Blake Memorial Hall sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Welford and Weston on Avon Memorial Hall (£19k), Friends of St Mary Bourne School (£19k) and Alsager District Girl Guides Local Association (£19k).

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.