Ousden Village Hall and Playing Fields

Analysis

Ousden Village Hall and Playing Fields is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newmarket. It was registered in February 1965, 61 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. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Ousden Village Hall and Playing Fields reported income of £29k and spending of £12k, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £36k to £29k (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 50% 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, Ousden Village Hall and Playing Fields sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Devon Youth Jazz Orchestras Association (£29k), The Elysian Singers of London (£29k) and Orton Waterville Village Hall (£29k).