Ponthir Village Hall

Analysis

Ponthir Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwent. It was registered in February 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ponthir Village Hall reported income of £217k and spending of £220k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £53k to £217k (+310%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 421%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ponthir Village Hall sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rowleys Centre for the Community Ltd (£217k), Posture and Mobility Group (£217k) and Barakah Aid (£217k).

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.