PEACE MEMORIAL HALL

Registered charity 300082 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WILLINGTON PEACE MEMORIAL HALL

Used by Village Groups for recreation, social, educational and public meetings

Objects

1. THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WILLINGTON WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. 2. THE SAID LAND AND BUILDING SHALL BE HELD UPON TRUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL AS AFORESAID.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF WILLINGTON

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

Causes: Education/training · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£24k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a small profit of £5,835.48 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £106,673.86. The trustees report that the financial position is healthy and note a policy to maintain reserves representing a minimum of six months of annual operating costs.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of 6 months of annual operating costs (held: £107k)
“VHMC undertakes to maintain a reserve which represents a minimum of 6 months of annual operating costs”
Per its FY2026 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£31k£24k
31/03/2025£24k£12k
31/03/2024£24k£25k
31/03/2023£28k£14k
31/03/2022£21k£20k

Common questions

Is PEACE MEMORIAL HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a small profit of £5,835.48 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £106,673.86. The trustees report that the financial position is healthy and note a policy to maintain reserves representing a minimum of six months of annual operating costs. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£10kThe Legacy Project
The National Lottery Community Fund26/07/2012£5kReplacement Doors for the Meeting Room