Lower Withington Parish Hall

Analysis

Lower Withington Parish Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Macclesfield. It was registered in January 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lower Withington Parish Hall reported income of £12k and spending of £13k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £12k (+4.1%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 125% 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, Lower Withington Parish Hall sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worcester Concert Club (£12k), The Radford Charitable Trust (£12k) and The Uckfield Band (£12k).

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.