Public Hall

Analysis

Public Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Public Hall reported income of £13k and spending of £16k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £27k to £13k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Public Hall sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% 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 Surrey Hindu Cultural Association, (Shca) (£13k), Llanwrthwl Village Hall (£13k) and World Light Chapel (£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.