ST MATTHEWS COMMUNITY HALLS
PROVIDES A WARM, WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT WITH QUALITY FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND IN DOING SO ALLOWS OUR COMMUNITY USERS TO FLOURISH
Objects
FOR THE PURPOSES OF A COMMUNITY HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BARROW IN FURNESS ST MATTHEW IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBRIA (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") 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 FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net profit of £4,712.28 for the year ended 31 December 2024, compared to a deficit in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds cash funds in current and deposit accounts, with total fund assets of £19,093.91 at year-end.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Government income: £23,700 — grants £23,700 (2); 39% of the £61,530 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 2
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2022
- Volunteers: 4
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
1 annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).
Trustees
- Adele Dean
- Anthony William Cullen
- CATHERINE CULLEN
- COLIN BENTHAM
- Iain McNicol
- Mark Robson
- Rev Alfred Michael Habgood Jennings
- Wendy Richardson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | — | — |
| 31/12/2024 | £62k | £57k |
| 31/12/2023 | £38k | £55k |
| 31/12/2022 | £29k | £30k |
| 31/12/2021 | £34k | £16k |
Common questions
Is ST MATTHEWS COMMUNITY HALLS financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net profit of £4,712.28 for the year ended 31 December 2024, compared to a deficit in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds cash funds in current and deposit accounts, with total fund assets of £19,093.91 at year-end. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/06/2024 | £19k | Staff Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/08/2014 | £8k | St Matthew's Community Hub Development Project. |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 10/05/2005 | £33k | Grant awarded to St Matthews Community Halls (Cumbria) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £94k |
| THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust | 1 | £2k |
| THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MATTHEWS COMMUNITY HALLS | £62k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST MARGARET'S HOUSE | £1.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SAINT PAUL'S COMMUNITY HALL | £45k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST. ANNE'S COMMUNITY HALL ASSOCIATION | £140k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHALFONT ST. PETER COMMUNITY CENTRE | £106k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST JOHN'S HALL MEADOWFIELD | £34k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |