Barley Village Hall

Analysis

Barley Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burnley. It was registered in September 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Barley Village Hall reported income of £13k and spending of £26k, spending 195% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £48k to £13k (-72%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Barley Village Hall sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Science and Religion Forum (£13k), Friends of Little Thetford School PTA (£13k) and Blackpool Spiritualist Church (£13k).

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.