THE BRANSTON AND MERE VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 258423 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide a venue for village organisations and for private hire. Keep fit activities for all ages and other social groups meet here.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BRANSTON AND MERE 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 OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: BRANSTON AND MERE

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

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £10,182 for the year ended 31 March 2026, increasing its accumulated fund to £23,474. The trustees report that regular income from hirers has been maintained and new revenue streams, such as bar takings and private hires, have been successfully introduced. The charity maintains reserves specifically to address future maintenance issues, such as the replacement of the flat roof.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Vincent John Shepherdchair
• Jennifer Goddard
• Joanne Marie Shepherd
• Richard David Wilkinson
• Teena Marie Huxtable
• William George Green

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).