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WAR MEMORIAL VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 301186 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STURMINSTER MARSHALL MEMORIAL HALL

The charity's aims are to maintain a high quality facility for village use and external lettings; to offer safe, inclusive opportunities for leisure, recreation and education for all sections of our community and to preserve a sense of village identity and community spirit through joint activities and celebrations.

Objects

VILLAGE HALL

Area of benefit: THE PARISH OF STURMINSTER MARSHALL AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that reserves have been depleted due to extraordinary repair costs and a subsidy provided to the Youth Club project, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The trustees note that the building requires ongoing maintenance and that future financial stability depends on securing further grants and pursuing other sources of funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising Activities £0.00”
Per its FY2024 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£27k£32k
31/12/2023£24k£27k
31/12/2022£23k£24k
31/12/2021£16k£26k
31/12/2020£32k£18k

Common questions

Is WAR MEMORIAL VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that reserves have been depleted due to extraordinary repair costs and a subsidy provided to the Youth Club project, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The trustees note that the building requires ongoing maintenance and that future financial stability depends on securing further grants and pursuing other sources of funding. Its FY2024 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 Heritage Fund01/08/2005£61"Sturminister-Marshall Memorial Hall Has Been Awarded A Grant To Contribute To Their Celebration Activities As Part Of Their Commemoration Of"
The National Lottery Community Fund29/07/2005£1kCommemoration Event