THE NEWPORT MEMORIAL HALL (NEUADD GOFFA, TREFDRAETH)
Newport Memorial Hall facilitates projects and training for young people including the disadvantaged of all ages. It is run as a resource and for the benefit of Newport. It puts on workshops, classes and events for all ages and abilities. It is available at a low cost for the community.
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UPON TRUST TO PERMIT THE NEW MEMORIAL HALL TO BE USED AS A PLACE FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS AND A SOCIAL CLUB AND GENERALLY FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT AND ADVANTAGE OF THE SAID TOWN OF NEWPORT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £4,776 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a 22% increase in hall hire revenue and reduced overhead expenses. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £40,273, indicating improved financial sustainability compared to the previous year's deficit.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 30
- Government income: £3,050 — grants £3,050 (1); 6% of the £50,253 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 40
- Government income: £47,904 — contracts £23,952 (1), grants £23,952 (1); 97% of the £49,203 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 30
- Government income: £2,210 — grants £2,210 (1); 6% of the £39,727 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 18/11/2024, 18 days after the 31/10/2024 due date); year ending 31/12/2022 (received 07/12/2023, 37 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 18/03/2023, 138 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).
Trustees
- Andrew Graham Edmondschair
- Grace Hagen
- Lucy Helen Letten
- MR REG ATKINSON
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £50k | £45k |
| 31/12/2024 | £49k | £49k |
| 31/12/2023 | £40k | £35k |
| 31/12/2022 | £30k | £26k |
| 31/12/2021 | £14k | £21k |
Common questions
Is THE NEWPORT MEMORIAL HALL (NEUADD GOFFA, TREFDRAETH) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £4,776 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a 22% increase in hall hire revenue and reduced overhead expenses. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £40,273, indicating improved financial sustainability compared to the previous year's deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/06/2026 | £8k | Community Movies- Projector |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/05/2018 | £5k | Newport Memorial Hall |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 19/03/2015 | £261k | "Conservation, interpretation and community engagement of Newport's Mediaeval Pottery Kiln" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 12/04/2012 | £8k | "The Lavender Lady: Women's history in Newport: young and old/Ladi’r Lafant: Hanes Menywod yn Nhrefdraeth Hen ac Ifanc" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/05/2010 | £65k | Hall Manager Post |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/04/2008 | £4k | Improved Facilities for Sustaining Activities in the Hall |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NEWPORT MEMORIAL HALL (NEUADD GOFFA, TREFDRAETH) | £50k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEWPORT VILLAGE HALL | £36k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE FRESHFORD VILLAGE MEMORIAL HALL | £39k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Trelawnyd Memorial Hall and Community Association | £28k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SAWBRIDGEWORTH MEMORIAL HALL | £220k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LLANGAIN AND DISTRICT MEMORIAL HALL | £19k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |