Swinford Village Hall

Analysis

Swinford Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lutterworth. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, 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 March 2026, Swinford Village Hall reported income of £19k and spending of £21k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £14k to £19k (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 653%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Swinford Village Hall sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Malcolm Arnold Festival (£19k), Islington Mill Foundation (£19k) and Leighton Linslade U3a (£19k).

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.