Ratley Village Hall

Analysis

Ratley Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Banbury. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ratley Village Hall reported income of £13k and spending of £16k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £28k to £13k (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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, Ratley Village Hall sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% 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 High Holborn Chamber Choir (£13k), The Ripieno Choir (£13k) and Birmingham Common Good Trust (£13k).