THE SOLOMON BROWNE MEMORIAL HALL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1099312 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MOUSEHOLE COMMUNITY CENTRE

The successful bid with Big Lottery Fund in 2014/15 to renovate a disused building in Mousehole has now been completed; we are delighted that following the unofficial launch in August 2016 and the Royal Launch in April 2017, the Community Hall is now fully functioning and offering fantastic services to the Village and further afield. Plans are in place to open a Heritage Centre.

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Latest income
£143k
Latest spending
£135k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a surplus of £7,279.85 despite increased overhead costs. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds £95,908.00 in reserves to cover operating costs if main income sources are disrupted. The trustees express confidence in the charity's positive financial position and ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: operating costs if our main account and activities needed financial assistance to ensure the Charity could continue to operate for a period of time until fund-raising/grant/income could be generated (held: £96k)
“This is held to provide the Charity with operating costs if our main account and activities needed financial assistance to ensure the Charity could continue to operate for a period of time until fund-raising/grant/income could be generated.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Solomon Browne Memorial Hall Association (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£143k£135k
31/01/2024£92k£98k
31/01/2023£75k£80k
31/01/2022£116k£51k
31/01/2021£84k£69k

Common questions

Is THE SOLOMON BROWNE MEMORIAL HALL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a surplus of £7,279.85 despite increased overhead costs. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds £95,908.00 in reserves to cover operating costs if main income sources are disrupted. The trustees express confidence in the charity's positive financial position and ability to continue operations.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/07/2024£19kMousehole Community Support
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2019£205kStrengthening Wellbeing & Resilience in Our Coastal Community
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2016£2kFirst Community Centre Mousehole Rent-a-Granny/Exercises for Disabled

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY PROJECT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SOLOMON BROWNE MEMORIAL HALL ASSOCIATION£143k—0above—no doubt
LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY PROJECT FY2025£163k—0unclear—no doubt
UPPER BEEDING AND BRAMBER VILLAGE HALL FY2026£43k—0above—noted
BEECH VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND FY2025£143k—0unclear—no doubt
CLAYGATE VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION FY2024£117k—0unclear—no doubt
SHAFTESBURY TRINITY CENTRE TRUST FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.