STRETFORD CHURCH HALL AND INSTITUTE LIMITED
Provision of Church Hall for public use
Objects
The objects for which the Company is established is:The advancement of the religion of the Church of England in the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Matthews, Stretford.To further or benefit the residents of Stretford and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, disability, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents. In furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power: To establish or secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is in a good financial position despite a continuing volatile market. The charity generated a loss of £3,368 for the year, reducing its retained profit from £240,492 to £237,122. Reserves are held to ensure the ongoing viability of the premises and to supplement any rental income shortfall.
What the accounts disclose
“Reserves are held to ensure the ongoing viability of the premises and to supplement any rental income shortfall in running costs.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024
- Government income: £47,817 — grants £47,817 (2); 32% of the £150,492 total gross income on the same return
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 00099998
Company officers (Companies House)
- LAW, Helen Kate on trustee list
- POPE, David John on trustee list
- HOOLEY, Colin on trustee list
- HOLLAND, Anthony on trustee list
- MALLINSON, Susan Joyce on trustee list
- KNIGHT, Natalie Anne on trustee list
- CABON, Sydney on trustee list
- GIBB, Justine Anita on trustee list
- WARBRICK, Brian Colin on trustee list
- DOWNIE, Rita on trustee list
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Anthony Holland
- BRIAN COLIN WARBRICK
- Babatunde Ogunsuada
- Colin Hooley
- David Anthony Cooper
- David Pope
- Helen Kate Law
- JUSTINE ANITA GIBB
- Natalie Ann Knight
- RITA DOWNIE
- SYDNEY CABON
- Susan Joyce Mallinson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £93k | £106k |
| 31/10/2024 | £150k | £137k |
| 31/10/2023 | £93k | £110k |
| 31/10/2022 | £107k | £95k |
| 31/10/2021 | £52k | £52k |
Common questions
Is STRETFORD CHURCH HALL AND INSTITUTE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a good financial position despite a continuing volatile market. The charity generated a loss of £3,368 for the year, reducing its retained profit from £240,492 to £237,122. Reserves are held to ensure the ongoing viability of the premises and to supplement any rental income shortfall. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds STRETFORD CHURCH HALL AND INSTITUTE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name STRETFORD CHURCH HALL AND INSTITUTE LIMITED as a grant recipient include ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS | FY2024 | £55k | Biffa Award Grants |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 15/02/2020 | £2k | Inclusive Neighbourhood Grant to Stretford Church Hall and Institute Limited |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 28/03/2007 | £3k | "Stretford Church Hall And Institute Will Redevelop Existing Garden Area To Encourage More Wildlife Activity Including The Planting Of Wild F" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/03/2007 | £3k | Hart Room Nature Area |
Charities like this
- RHAYADER MARKET HALL CHARITY
- PARISH HALL
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- TINTINHULL COMMUNITY HALL
- THE WARE DRILL HALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED
- BERKSWICH PARISH HALL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRETFORD CHURCH HALL AND INSTITUTE LIMITED | £93k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| RHAYADER MARKET HALL CHARITY | £44k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PARISH HALL | £26k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST GEORGE'S HALL | £40k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TINTINHULL COMMUNITY HALL | £92k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WARE DRILL HALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £84k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |