TOWNSEND MEMORIAL HALL (THE VILLAGE HALL AND COTTAGE)

Registered charity 228878 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Clifton-upon-Dunsmore without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including the use for meetings, lectures, classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Objects

PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL

Area of benefit: CLIFTON-UPON-DUNSMORE.

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Rugby, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £13,459.19 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted bank balances increasing to £71,390.11. The trustees report that financial viability remains an issue typical for village halls, but income from hall lettings has returned to higher levels and outgoings have stabilized. The charity is continuing to operate as a community facility, though it has paused major redevelopment projects due to cost escalations and funding challenges.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 27/01/2024, 88 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 28/03/2023, 148 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. 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).

• Wren — “This yearWren has awarded the TMH a grant for the refurbishment of thedownstairs kitchen.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Glover
• Kitty Parkinson
• Rita Doggrell

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

• TRUMPINGTON VILLAGE HALL CHARITY income £52k
• MOUNTFIELD VILLAGE HALL income £17k
• COMPTON DUNDON AND LITTLETON VILLAGE HALL income £55k
• PITSTONE MEMORIAL HALL income £71k
• ROYDON VILLAGE HALL income £34k
• NORTON FITZWARREN VILLAGE HALL income £62k

Side by side with its peers

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