MEMORIAL HALL ARTS & LEISURE COMPANY

Registered charity 1089233 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MEMORIAL HALL FRESHWATER

Providing facilities for adult learning, ie U3A English.Meeting place for local groups.drama,plays, panto's.Art groups.Indoor bowlsBingo for the elderlySocial Services Day& Mental Health ResourcesParish Council Office and Archives

Objects

THE PROVISION OF THE MEMORIAL HALL, FRESHWATER, ISLE OF WIGHT, FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF FRESHWATER AND THE PARISH OF TOTLAND, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: THE MEMORIAL HALL, FRESHWATER, ISLE OF WIGHT, FOR THE PARISH OF FRESHWATER AND THE PARISH OF TOTLAND.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £895 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £82,330 and resources expended totalling £83,225. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £45,296 against restricted funds of £5,376, resulting in total funds of £50,673. The filing notes that no specific reserves policy target is stated, and the charity is eligible for independent examination rather than audit.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANNE PATRICIA BAMFORD
• Brenda Agnes Hobbs
• DR BRIAN HINTON
• Elaine Smith
• Warren Whyte

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).