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HITCHIN TOWN HALL GYMNASIUM AND WORKMAN'S HALL TRUST

Registered charity 233752 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARITY FOR A GYMNASIUM AND OTHER PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS

A WIDE VARIETY OF USES OF THE TRUST FACILITIES BY ALL AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE ENCOURAGED BY THE TRUST IN THE PURSUIT OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ITS OBJECTIVES

Objects

A GYMNASIUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE URBAN DISTRICT OF HITCHIN AND FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE SAID DISTRICT FOR WHICH THE COUNCIL UNDER THEIR STATUTORY POWERS ARE ENTITLED TO USE BUILDINGS AND LAND VESTED IN THEM.

Area of benefit: HITCHIN URBAN DISTRICT

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£106k
Latest spending
£169k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £2.622m in restricted funds, which consist entirely of land and equipment assets, with zero unrestricted reserves. General expenditure exceeds general income, a shortfall covered by contributions from North Hertfordshire District Council, which allows unrestricted funds to be maintained at a zero balance.

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 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£106k£169k
31/03/2024£114k£176k
31/03/2023£93k£155k
31/03/2022£73k£136k
31/03/2021£51k£112k

Common questions

Is HITCHIN TOWN HALL GYMNASIUM AND WORKMAN'S HALL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £2.622m in restricted funds, which consist entirely of land and equipment assets, with zero unrestricted reserves. General expenditure exceeds general income, a shortfall covered by contributions from North Hertfordshire District Council, which allows unrestricted funds to be maintained at a zero balance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HINXTON HALL LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HITCHIN TOWN HALL GYMNASIUM AND WORKMAN'S HALL TRUST£106k—0unclear—no doubt
HINXTON HALL LIMITED FY2025£24.0m—0unclear—noted
HENDRED SPORTS CLUB FY2025£214k—0below—no doubt
HITCHIN RUGBY LIMITED FY2025£344k—0unclear—no doubt
SEVERN CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2024£289k—0unclear—no doubt
HITCHIN YOUTH TRUST FY2025£265k—0unclear—no doubt

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