Church Eaton Reading and Recreation Room

Analysis

Church Eaton Reading and Recreation Room is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in November 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Church Eaton Reading and Recreation Room reported income of £13k and spending of £23k, spending 173% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £22k to £13k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 125% 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, Church Eaton Reading and Recreation Room sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% 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 Potto Village Hall (£13k), Sutton Courtenay Singers (£13k) and Sunderland Symphony Orchestra (£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.