Rookhope Village Hall

Analysis

Rookhope Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop Auckland. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Rookhope Village Hall reported income of £12k and spending of £21k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £22k to £12k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 155%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rookhope Village Hall sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mushakata Fellowship Group (UK) (£12k), David and Vera Levi Medical Research Memorial Fund (£12k) and The Trifocal Trust (£12k).