MEMORIAL HALL AND THEATRE

Registered charity 1155291 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MEMO ARTS CENTRE

The Memo works with the widest group of partners to deliver support and strengthen our connection to our audiences and users of all ages and backgrounds within the context of the local social economic environment. The Memo is the largest arts centre in the Vale of Glamorgan and the only cinema in Barry.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £72,271 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. The trustees report that the charity's financial position is stable, with unrestricted reserves of £3,053,010, although free reserves excluding the building value show a deficit of £75,592. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (21/02/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gemma Brown
• KAREN GHAZI-TORBATI
• Richard Thomas · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Vale Of Glamorgan

Income and spending

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