THE DR W E RIPPER MEMORIAL HALL

Registered charity 253214 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RIPPER HALL

Village Hall used for recreation, sports and games, meetings, dances and parties, instruction, presentations and displays.

Objects

FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF DOCKING WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES, AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF DOCKING

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£32k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,608 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total reserves to £15,822. This figure exceeds the charity's stated reserve policy target of £10,000. The trustees confirmed that no borrowing was required to meet liabilities or manage cash flow.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (reserves figure: £16k)

“The charity maintained its reserve policy principle (agreed at £10,000).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 11
Government income: £8,000 — grants £8,000 (1); 24% of the £33,478 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 11

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 11

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Anthony Rout
Barbara Priscilla Lowe
Neil Patrick Howell
ROGER F LOWE
Roger William Gillett

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£33k	£32k
31/03/2024	£47k	£62k
31/03/2023	£20k	£9k
31/03/2022	£17k	£10k
31/03/2021	£5k	£11k

Common questions

Is THE DR W E RIPPER MEMORIAL HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,608 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total reserves to £15,822. This figure exceeds the charity's stated reserve policy target of £10,000. The trustees confirmed that no borrowing was required to meet liabilities or manage cash flow. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE DR W E RIPPER MEMORIAL HALL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DR W E RIPPER MEMORIAL HALL as a grant recipient include The Lugden Hill Trust.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The Lugden Hill Trust	FY2024	£8k

Charities like this

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

CAPEL VILLAGE MEMORIAL HALL income £32k
DENNINGTON JUBILEE HALL income £28k
LAMPHEY VILLAGE HALL CHARITY income £25k
THEDDLETHORPE VILLAGE HALL income £30k
RAVENSTHORPE VILLAGE HALL income £43k
THE HORSLEY VILLAGE HALL income £31k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE DR W E RIPPER MEMORIAL HALL	£33k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CAPEL VILLAGE MEMORIAL HALL FY2025	£32k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DENNINGTON JUBILEE HALL FY2026	£28k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LAMPHEY VILLAGE HALL CHARITY FY2026	£25k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THEDDLETHORPE VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£30k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RAVENSTHORPE VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£43k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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