Gilcrux Village Hall and Educational Trust

Analysis

Gilcrux Village Hall and Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigton. It was registered in April 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gilcrux Village Hall and Educational Trust reported income of £50k and spending of £32k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £33k to £50k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Gilcrux Village Hall and Educational Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Horley Lawn Tennis Club (£50k), Dance Xtreme (£50k) and Foston Village Hall (£50k).