Village Hall and Reading Room

Analysis

Village Hall and Reading Room is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pulborough. It was registered in January 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Village Hall and Reading Room reported income of £17k and spending of £14k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4,508 to £17k (+277%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Village Hall and Reading Room sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Evolve (£17k), Relief in Need Charity of Simon Lord Digby and Others (£17k) and The Joseph and Brenda Siegler Charitable Trust (£17k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.