GREAT BARR WAR MEMORIAL HALL

Registered charity 1164446 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · filing overdue (register status)

The charity runs Great Barr War Memorial Hall for the benefit of the community. It is used by clubs for their meetings and is rented out for private functions.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF GREAT BARR, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

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Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overspend of £1,948.93 for the year, primarily due to capital expenditure on window replacement and a defibrillator. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that the hall remains solvent and viable, with unrestricted funds held at the end of the period totaling £105,390.83.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hall Lettings (88% of income)
“The main income has naturally come from letting fees, which have increased to twenty two thousand nine hundred and eighty three pounds and seventy five pence (£22983.75)”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

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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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sandwell

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£26k£28k
31/10/2024£26k£28k
31/10/2023£25k£18k
31/10/2022£21k£17k
31/10/2021£22k£55k

Common questions

Is GREAT BARR WAR MEMORIAL HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overspend of £1,948.93 for the year, primarily due to capital expenditure on window replacement and a defibrillator. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that the hall remains solvent and viable, with unrestricted funds held at the end of the period totaling £105,390.83. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.