Barrow Village Hall

Analysis

Barrow Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in October 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Barrow Village Hall reported income of £27k and spending of £18k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £35k to £27k (-23%), an average of -6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Barrow Village Hall sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Equip (£27k), Paddlers for Life Windermere (£27k) and Arthur's Quest (£27k).