The Lea Village Hall
Analysis
The Lea Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ross-On-Wye. It was registered in July 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and animals, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Lea Village Hall reported income of £11k and spending of £18k, spending 166% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £24k to £11k (-56%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Lea Village Hall sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 17th Buxton (St Peter's Fairfield) Scout Group (£11k), Glanton Show (£11k) and Wycliffe Choral Society (£11k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
A village hall for the village of Lea, near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire. We have a large hall and kitchen with a separate meeting room. There is parking for 60 vehicles, a large playing field, children's play area and fenced patio. Groups meet regularly for short-mat bowling, art, yoga, keep-fit, Brownies, a lunch club and coffee morning, and we host many other ad hoc parties and events, too.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 17th Buxton (St Peter's Fairfield) Scout Group | Buxton | £11k |
| Glanton Show | Alnwick | £11k |
| Wycliffe Choral Society | Gloucestershire | £11k |
| Forward Gamlingay | Sandy | £11k |