Bitterley Village Hall

Analysis

Bitterley Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in December 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Bitterley Village Hall reported income of £12k and spending of £13k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £25k to £12k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Bitterley Village Hall sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunderland Lions Club (£12k), Kingsthorpe Manor and Town Charity (£12k) and Friends of Benedict House (£12k).

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.