VISCOUNTESS BARRINGTON'S MEMORIAL HALL AND RECREATION GROUND

Registered charity 300202 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VBT, VISCOUNTESS BARRINGTON TRUST

Maintains and improves buildings/facilities/open space

Objects

FOR THE PURPOSES OF A MEMORIAL HALL AND RECREATION GROUND.

Area of benefit: SHRIVENHAM

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

£197k

Latest spending

£126k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £118,289 as of 31 March 2025, representing a net movement in funds of £70,455 for the year. The trustees report a successful year with income exceeding targets, particularly from lettings, and confirm the charity is operating on a going concern basis. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document to compare against the actual reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (62% of income)

“Charitable activities Lettings - Memorial Hall Lettings - Pavilion Office Rental Cost Transfer Miscellaneous Income 60852 27956 10000 0 8 98816” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
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
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Shrivenham Parish Council

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£197k	£126k
31/03/2024	£126k	£111k
31/03/2023	£114k	£134k
31/03/2022	£227k	£229k
31/03/2021	£92k	£85k

Common questions

Is VISCOUNTESS BARRINGTON'S MEMORIAL HALL AND RECREATION GROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £118,289 as of 31 March 2025, representing a net movement in funds of £70,455 for the year. The trustees report a successful year with income exceeding targets, particularly from lettings, and confirm the charity is operating on a going concern basis. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document to compare against the actual reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	01/01/2024	£20k	Platinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/12/2005	£5k	Installation of a hearing loop
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/09/2004	£3k	Theatre lighting project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
LANCASHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND LIMITED	1	£27k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY PROJECT.

LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY PROJECT income £163k
UPPER BEEDING AND BRAMBER VILLAGE HALL income £43k
UK NATIONAL PARKS CHARITY FOUNDATION income £193k
HA MEEM FOUNDATION income £496k
THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES income £138k
BARHAM PARK income £150k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
VISCOUNTESS BARRINGTON'S MEMORIAL HALL AND RECREATION GROUND	£197k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY PROJECT FY2025	£163k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UPPER BEEDING AND BRAMBER VILLAGE HALL FY2026	£43k	—	above	—	noted
UK NATIONAL PARKS CHARITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£193k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HA MEEM FOUNDATION FY2025	£496k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES FY2025	£138k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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