Meir Heath and Rough Close Village Hall

Analysis

Meir Heath and Rough Close Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in March 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Meir Heath and Rough Close Village Hall reported income of £18k and spending of £24k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £9,511 to £18k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 131% 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, Meir Heath and Rough Close Village Hall sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% 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 Ashford Borough Museum Society (£18k), Baggator (£18k) and Ilminster Literary Festival (£18k).

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.