WM BROOKE BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 209138 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH LIGHT GALLERY

We offer spaces for conferences, functions and charity events as well as providing adult art classes.The Huddersfield School of Theatre Dance and Northlight physiotherapy gym are also based in our premises. We are a Christian charity and as such are involved with and provide support to Hope Huddersfield which co-ordinate churches across Huddersfield and also home to the Ark Church for services.

Objects

(1) FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP WORKPEOPLE WHO MAY BE OUT OF EMPLOYMENT OR MAY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO GET WORK AND HAVE NOT SUFFICIENT PROVISIONS FOR THEIR OLD AGE.(2) FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £5,374,476, representing a net increase from the previous year's £5,227,245. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

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 5 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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ben Cooper
• MARK ROGER HANBURY BROOKE
• Melanie Claire Brooke

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

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• HEATHERCOMBE BRAKE TRUST income £1.0m
• THE ROCK CHURCH income £270k
• THE BROOKES MEMORIAL FUND income £29k
• EARSDON AND WELLFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £35k
• BROAD OAK VILLAGE HALL income £40k
• HAROLD WOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE income £119k

Side by side with its peers

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