The Hemingby Village Hall

Analysis

The Hemingby Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horncastle. It was registered in July 1979, 47 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 and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Hemingby Village Hall reported income of £31k and spending of £32k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £23k to £31k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 736%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, The Hemingby Village Hall sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sidmouth Choral Society (£31k), The Downland Chorale (£31k) and Whitley Bay Young Peoples Centre Limited (£31k).

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.