Cliburn Public Hall

Analysis

Cliburn Public Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penrith. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Cliburn Public Hall reported income of £10k and spending of £11k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £23k to £10k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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, Cliburn Public Hall sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lowestoft Museum (£10k), The Wolfeton Riding House Trust (£10k) and Mid Sussex Sinfonia (£10k).

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.