Ipstones War Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground

Analysis

Ipstones War Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in September 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Ipstones War Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground reported income of £21k and spending of £23k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £34k to £21k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ipstones War Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground 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 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashbeian Musical Theatre Group (£21k), Mad About Art (£21k) and Adlington Scout Group (£21k).