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

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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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/01/2024£20kPlatinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2005£5kInstallation of a hearing loop
The National Lottery Community Fund17/09/2004£3kTheatre 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SHULEM B. ASSOCIATION LIMITED1£850k
UNITED TALMUDICAL ASSOCIATES LTD1£436k
UTRY1£206k
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED1£25k
OLLINGHAM LIMITED1£20k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
VISCOUNTESS BARRINGTON'S MEMORIAL HALL AND RECREATION GROUND£197k0unclearno doubt
LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY PROJECT FY2025£163k0unclearno doubt
UPPER BEEDING AND BRAMBER VILLAGE HALL FY2025£111k0unclearno doubt
UK NATIONAL PARKS CHARITY FOUNDATION FY2025£193k0unclearno doubt
THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES FY2025£138k0unclearno doubt
BARHAM PARK FY2025£150k0unclearno doubt

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