Rainhill Village Hall

Analysis

Rainhill Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Prescot. It was registered in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rainhill Village Hall reported income of £63k and spending of £72k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £50k to £63k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rainhill Village Hall sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ambleside Welfare Charity (£63k), Association of Former Manchester United Players Trust Fund (£63k) and National Association of Hospital Broadcasting Organisations (£63k).

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.