WEST WITTERING MEMORIAL HALL

Registered charity 210021 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MEMORIAL HALL

The Trustees meet on six occasions during the year in managing the object of the Charity, which is to provide and maintain a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the parish of West Wittering.

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Latest income

£110k

Latest spending

£108k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the hall remains busy with over 70 bookings per month, but the trustees note that operating costs are increasing due to inflation. Consequently, the organization plans to increase charges by approximately 10% in 2027 to manage these rising expenses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“the cost of running the hall is forever increasing with inflation” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Bridget Clare Wright · trustee of 1 other charity
David Foard Swayne
FRANCIS PATRICK STRATFORD
Jean Barrett
Margaret Driver
Michelle Minard
Stephen Barham Carter

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£110k	£108k
31/12/2024	£19k	£17k
31/12/2023	£52k	£63k
31/12/2022	£15k	£15k
31/12/2021	£25k	£14k

Common questions

Is WEST WITTERING MEMORIAL HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the hall remains busy with over 70 bookings per month, but the trustees note that operating costs are increasing due to inflation. Consequently, the organization plans to increase charges by approximately 10% in 2027 to manage these rising expenses.

Who funds WEST WITTERING MEMORIAL HALL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WEST WITTERING MEMORIAL HALL as a grant recipient include THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO, THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO	FY2023	£162k
THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO	FY2024	£25k
THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO	FY2022	£8k
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	FY2024	£2k	01.12.23 West Wittering Memorial Hall
THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO	FY2025	£750

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
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST	1	£10k
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION	1	£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WALTON VILLAGE HALL WETHERBY.

WALTON VILLAGE HALL WETHERBY income £53k
GOUDHURST VILLAGE HALL income £112k
BEECH VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND income £143k
WEMBDON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS TRUST income £282k
CHERINGTON STOURTON SUTTON-UNDER-BRAILES VILLAGE HALL income £105k
NEUADD GOFFA, PENMACHNO income £115k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WEST WITTERING MEMORIAL HALL	£110k	—	unclear	—	noted
WALTON VILLAGE HALL WETHERBY FY2025	£53k	—	above	—	no doubt
GOUDHURST VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	noted
BEECH VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND FY2025	£143k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEMBDON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS TRUST FY2025	£282k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHERINGTON STOURTON SUTTON-UNDER-BRAILES VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£105k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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