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ORPEN MEMORIAL HALL

Registered charity 208912 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

VILLAGE HALL INCLUDING 1 LARGE HALL AND 1 SMALLER HALL WHICH CAN BE PARTITIONED AS 2 SMALLER ROOMS. WEST BERGHOLT SOCIAL CLUB HOLD A PREMISES LICENCE TO USE HALF OF THE BUILDING ON EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS, THE SOCIAL CLUB ROOM IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO HIRE DURING THE DAY FROM THE TRUST. THE HALLS ARE LET TO LOCAL AND NON LOCAL RESIDENTS FOR FUNCTIONS, CLUBS, PLAY GROUP ETC.

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Latest income
£59k
Latest spending
£58k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £18,764.57 are held, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover four months of operating costs in the event of income loss. The charity reports that hire charges are the principal source of funding and are sufficient to cover running costs, with cash at bank totaling £28,709.48 at the end of the period. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or the accuracy of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 153.6% of fundraised income
“£2032.40 was raised from stall booking fees and refreshment trucks, but £3,122 spent on the marquees and bands”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months of operating costs (held: £19k)
“£18,764.57 was held in unrestricted funds, enough to cover 4 months of operating costs in the event of a loss of income.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related party transaction: West Bergholt Social Club pays licence fees.
“The West Bergholt Social Club opened during 2024-25 and paid each quarter of its licence fee in full to the Orpen Memorial Hall Trust.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£59k£58k
31/03/2024£71k£64k
31/03/2023£119k£124k
31/03/2022£44k£39k
31/03/2021£29k£30k

Common questions

Is ORPEN MEMORIAL HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £18,764.57 are held, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover four months of operating costs in the event of income loss. The charity reports that hire charges are the principal source of funding and are sufficient to cover running costs, with cash at bank totaling £28,709.48 at the end of the period. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or the accuracy of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/06/2023£10kWork to Village Hall following 4-fold increase in electricity costs - Phase 2