WINTERBOURNE GLEBE HALL

Registered charity 279405 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To maintain winterbourne glebe hall for the communal benefit of the inhabitants of the winterbourne villages and its surrounds.

Objects

VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WINTERBOURNE 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: PARISH OF WINTERBOURNE

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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Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state a total loss for the year of £10,271, driven by a £2,076 deficit on normal activities and an £8,195 deficit on other activities. Free reserves stand at £11,991 in the General Fund and £15,720 in the Reserve Fund, which the trustees note covers one year’s running costs. The charity remains solvent with a net worth of £27,909, though it faces significant capital expenditure requirements for power installation and replacements.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's running costs (held: £28k)
“The balance in the Reserve Fund, to cover one year’s running costs now stands at £15,720.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Land leased from Salisbury Diocese via Holding Trustee Winterbourne Parish Council
“The Glebe Hall leases the land, through its holding trustee, Winterbourne Parish Council, from the Salisbury Diocese.”
“During the year grants were received from the Southern Area Board (£5,000) and Winterbourne Parish Council (£3,885) towards the purchase and installation of a new Audio Visual system”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant from Winterbourne Parish Council
“The Glebe Hall leases the land, through its holding trustee, Winterbourne Parish Council, from the Salisbury Diocese.”
“During the year grants were received from the Southern Area Board (£5,000) and Winterbourne Parish Council (£3,885) towards the purchase and installation of a new Audio Visual system”
Per its FY2024 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£35k£39k
31/12/2024£33k£43k
31/12/2023£21k£25k
31/12/2022£20k£22k
31/12/2021£30k£16k

Common questions

Is WINTERBOURNE GLEBE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state a total loss for the year of £10,271, driven by a £2,076 deficit on normal activities and an £8,195 deficit on other activities. Free reserves stand at £11,991 in the General Fund and £15,720 in the Reserve Fund, which the trustees note covers one year’s running costs. The charity remains solvent with a net worth of £27,909, though it faces significant capital expenditure requirements for power installation and replacements. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.