St George's Hall Bewdley

Registered charity 1136845 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEWDLEY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY HALL LIMITED, ST GEORGE'S HALL, BEWDLEY

St George's Hall, providing a space for the local communities activities

Objects

To further or benefit the residents of Bewdley in Worcestershire and the surrounding area, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education, promote and preserve good health and provide or assist in the provision of facilities and services for recreational, cultural, spiritual, sporting or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wyre Forest, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of:
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£181k
Latest spending
£181k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £181,463 against expenditure of £180,527, resulting in a small surplus for the year. The trustees report that all regular outgoings have been met and the Hall remains properly maintained. Free unrestricted reserves stand at £623,611, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £50,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (reserves figure: £624k)
“It is the policy of the charity to hold reserves of £50,000 to cover six months of trading activity (£25,000), major items of maintenance (£10,000), and the costs of dissolution should the charity cease (£15,000).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 80
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 130
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Volunteers: 130
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/07/2021 (received 06/06/2022, 6 days after the 31/05/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£181k£181k
30/06/2024£180k£208k
30/06/2023£174k£167k
31/07/2022£4k£4k
31/07/2021£625£104

Common questions

Is St George's Hall Bewdley financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £181,463 against expenditure of £180,527, resulting in a small surplus for the year. The trustees report that all regular outgoings have been met and the Hall remains properly maintained. Free unrestricted reserves stand at £623,611, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £50,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/08/2024£16kNew Chairs for St. George's Hall

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ST GEORGE'S RECREATION GROUND AND PUBLIC HALL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
St George's Hall Bewdley£181k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ST GEORGE'S RECREATION GROUND AND PUBLIC HALL FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
ST GEORGE'S HALL FY2025£40k—0unclear—no doubt
VILLAGE HALL BREDFIELD FY2026£28k——unclear—no doubt
THE UPTON VILLAGE HALL FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt
CROYDE VILLAGE HALL FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt

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