ST JOHN'S HALL MEADOWFIELD

Registered charity 1165657 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide a community building

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LANGLEY MOOR, MEADOWFIELD AND BRANDON (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE "AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS;B) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE CENTRE" AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE CENTRE, WHETHER ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY, IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS;C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: County Durham, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£34k

Latest spending

£37k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £3,354 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a surplus of £433 in the previous year. Net assets decreased from £28,074 to £24,720, primarily due to the release of restricted funds to cover specific project expenditures. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £9,337, which are held in cash at bank.

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 4 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 31
Government income: £8,505 — grants £8,505 (2); 25% of the £33,570 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 33
Government income: £1,478 — grants £1,478 (2); 5% of the £30,019 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 44
Government income: £3,045 — grants £3,045 (4); 12% of the £25,567 total gross income on the same return

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev CARL PETERSchair
Ben Hopson
Catherine Beck
Helen Scarr
LESLEY BAXTER

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£34k	£37k
31/12/2024	£30k	£30k
31/12/2023	£26k	£25k
31/12/2022	£47k	£46k
31/12/2021	£32k	£29k

Common questions

Is ST JOHN'S HALL MEADOWFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £3,354 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a surplus of £433 in the previous year. Net assets decreased from £28,074 to £24,720, primarily due to the release of restricted funds to cover specific project expenditures. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £9,337, which are held in cash at bank. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/02/2026	£4k	st Johns Hall activities
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/04/2022	£6k	Celebrate 22
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/10/2020	£1k	St Johns Hall Luncheon Club
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/12/2016	£10k	Celebrating community cohesion through family bonding

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS	1	£52k
THE ASDA FOUNDATION	1	£14k
QUEENBOROUGH FISHERY TRUST	1	£13k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MEADE HILL SHUL.

MEADE HILL SHUL income £80k
COMMUNITY OF SAINT JOHN income £123k
MAYFLOWER SANCTUARY LIMITED income £816k
SLINDON CORONATION HALL income £31k
ST GEORGE'S HALL income £40k
COWFOLD VILLAGE HALL income £33k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST JOHN'S HALL MEADOWFIELD	£34k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MEADE HILL SHUL FY2025	£80k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY OF SAINT JOHN FY2025	£123k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MAYFLOWER SANCTUARY LIMITED FY2025	£816k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SLINDON CORONATION HALL FY2025	£31k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
ST GEORGE'S HALL FY2025	£40k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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