The village hall is an independent community facility that has to meet its operational costs and some of its capital costs through venue charges, which is the main income of the hall.
The management and maintenance costs of the recreation ground and play equioment are subsidised from the hall income. (A small annual payment comes from Allendale Parish Council which used to have responsibility for the recreation ground, and still cuts the grass.)
A huge Thank You
goes to our donors and grant providers, large and small, who have given money to the hall over the years, without whose kind generosity the hall and recreation ground would not be what it is today. The Village Hall and the Recreation Ground are expensive facilities to run and to maintain. The Trustees try to keep hire fees as low as is practicable so that the majority of the Community can make use of the facilities. It does mean, though, that major maintenance and capital expenditure projects are difficult to fund from hall income alone and we rely on outside donations and grants, such as these, to help us.
| Year | Funder | Purpose |
| 2018 | Northumberland Community Chest Allendale Lions Club | Decoration of New Hall, Kitchen & Foyer refurbishment of Food Bar |
| 2017 | Allen Valley Drama Group Waitrose Community Matters National Lottery Awards For All Kenneth Hodcroft Allendale Parish Council Allendale Lions Club William Leech Charity | Decoration of New Hall, Kitchen & Foyer Decoration of New Hall, Kitchen & Foyer Audio Visual System Audio Visual System Audio Visual System Audio Visual System Website Design |
| 2016 | Tesco Bags of Help Hexham Courant | Recreation Ground Improvements Projector Screen |
| 2015 | Allen Valley Drama Group Helen Allison Allendale Trust Julie Massey | Stage Curtains Picnic Tables & Litter Bins Contingency Fund |
| 2014 | Community Foundation (Thomson Family Grassroots Fund) National Lottery Awards For All Allendale Lions Club Dan B Leeming Northumberland Community Chest Northumberland Builders Development Fund North Pennines AONB Partnership | Skatepark Renovation Skatepark Renovation Skatepark Renovation Bowls Pavilion Renovation Bowls Pavilion Renovation Bowls Pavilion Renovation Conversion of old Kitchen to new Office |
| 2013 | National Lottery Awards For All Northumberland Community Chest Northumberland Builders Development Fund Allendale Parish Council Cllr Colin Horncastle’s Fund | Youth Project renovation Skate Park Renovation Skate Park Renovation CCTV Equipment Acoustic Curtains |
| 2012 | Allendale Bakery Allendale Lions Club Hartlepool United FC Allen Valley Drama Group | Crockery and Cutlery Decorating New Hall Stage Lighting Grid Stage Lighting Grid |
| 2011 | National Lottery Awards For All Helen Allison Allendale Trust Allendale Co-operative Society | Catering Kitchen Renovation Sustaining Grant Sustaining Grant |
| 2010 | Hartlepool United FC | House Lighting Transoms |
| 2009 | Allendale Lions Club Northumberland County Council | New Bar OPEN4FUN Playground |
| 2008 | Ingrid & Adrian Gifford William Leech Trust Allendale Young People | Recreation Ground Development Resurfacing Paths BMX Ramps |
| 2007 | Northern Energy Network Calor Gas ‘Village Of The Year’ Allendale Cooperative Society Tynedale District Council Joyce Nicholson Sir James Knott Trust | Trees Bulbs & Perimeter Fence Toddlers’ Playground Sustaining Grant Toddlers’ Playground Recreation Ground Development Recreation Ground Development |
| 2003 | Nora Handcock North Pennines LEADER Tynedale District Council | Foyer & Kitchen Work Floor, Proscenium Arch, Toilets Sound System |