Romaldkirk Reading and Recreation Room

Analysis

Romaldkirk Reading and Recreation Room is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Romaldkirk Reading and Recreation Room reported income of £11k and spending of £8,803, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £15k to £11k (-25%), an average of -6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 167% 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, Romaldkirk Reading and Recreation Room sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haywards Heath Music Society (£11k), Grafham Village Hall (£11k) and The North Wiltshire Symphony Orchestra (£11k).