FRIENDS OF GOADBY MARWOOD VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 1207499 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

provide a welcoming community space within which village residents and friends can socialise and offer mutual support for the benefit of themselves and the wider community

Objects

TO ESTABLISH AND RUN A VILLAGE HALL AND TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE OF GOADBY MARWOOD AND SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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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Registered contact address: Melton, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state a net surplus of £116,472.02 for the year, with unrestricted reserves of £41,860 held in bank accounts. The charity secured significant grant funding, including nearly £203,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to support refurbishment works commencing in May 2026.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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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).

• The National Lottery Heritage Fund — “Supported by a generous grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the event formed part of a wider project to extend and renovate our G…” (source page)
• The Clothworkers’ Foundation — “Friends of Goadby Marwood Village Hall are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a generous grant of £15,000 from The Clothworkers…” (source page)
• The Weston Family Trustees — “The Weston Family Trustees have awarded the Village Hall a generous grant of £20,000 to support our ongoing improvement project.” (source page)
• The Garfield Weston Foundation — “We’d like to thank the Garfield Weston Foundation for their generosity and confidence in our work.” (source page)
• Melton Borough Council — “The event was made possible thanks to a generous grant from Melton Borough Council and the dedication of volunteers who worked hard behind t…” (source page)
• The Bernard Sunley Foundation — “The exciting news comes in addition to the fantastic support we've already received from The Bernard Sunley Foundation and The Pilgrim Trust…” (source page)
• The Pilgrim Trust — “The exciting news comes in addition to the fantastic support we've already received from The Bernard Sunley Foundation and The Pilgrim Trust…” (source page)

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Denise Ann Kitsonchair
• ANNETTE MARY ALLEN
• Anthony Edward Kitson
• DAVID GORDON MACKINTOSH
• Geraldine Downes
• Jeanette Alison MacGregor
• Nigel Charles Allen

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Side by side with its peers

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