MASHAM TOWN HALL COMMUNITY CHARITY

Registered charity 1146402 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as M.T.H.C.C.

Masham Town Hall was opened in 1913 to provide recreational, educational, social welfare, artistic and sporting opportunities, and a venue for meetings and public gatherings, for the people of Mashamshire.The Community Charity maintains and improves the Masham Town Hall building to offer the widest possible range of such opportunities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MASHAMSHIRE BY WORKING WITH LOCAL VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, INHABITANTS AND OTHER AUTHORITIES IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.IN PARTICLUAR, BUT WITHOUT IN ANY WAY LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE TOWN HALL AS A CENTRE WHEREAT SUCH FACILTIES MAY BE PROVIDED.

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £14,853 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by strong trading income and significant grant funding. Total unrestricted funds increased to £104,703, reflecting prudent financial management and investment in the building. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue operations.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

• 2nd Earl of Swinton — “Set up by a legacy from the 2nd Earl of Swinton” (source page)

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.

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/11/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Arthur Clifford Taylor Plumpton
• David Ian Johnson
• FLORENCE YVONNE GRAINGER
• GRAHAM NICKLAS
• Judith Elizabeth Nicklas
• Melanie St John Lewis
• Peter Weatherill
• Robert Arnold · trustee of 1 other charity
• Susan Margaret Weatherill
• Susan Mildred Marshall

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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