THE EDWARD THOMAS FOAKES MEMORIAL HALL
Miss Alice Foakes gave the Foakes Hall to the town in 1934. It now provides a range of well-maintained and varied facilities at moderate prices (available on request) for the local community. These include a large main hall, smaller side hall and a meeting room, stage and scenery store, well-equipped kitchen and bar area and a projection room.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £14,438.29, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £178,849.52 at the year-end. Expenditure was £156,022.16 against income of £170,460.45, indicating a positive cash flow for the period. The independent examiner noted that the accounts for the previous year were overdue by 349 days at the time of the report.
What the accounts disclose
“The End-of-Year Accounts have been constructed and balanced by the Great Dunmow Town Council’s Finance Officer, Anne Mangham, using the Sage Accounting system.”
“At the time of this Report, the Accounts and the TAR for the previous year ended 31 March 2024 have yet to be submitted to the Commission (and are overdue by 349 days).” — page 7
Trustees
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £170k | £156k |
| 31/03/2024 | £169k | £198k |
| 31/03/2023 | £143k | £163k |
| 31/03/2022 | £161k | £140k |
| 31/03/2021 | £110k | £144k |
Common questions
Is THE EDWARD THOMAS FOAKES MEMORIAL HALL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £14,438.29, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £178,849.52 at the year-end. Expenditure was £156,022.16 against income of £170,460.45, indicating a positive cash flow for the period. The independent examiner noted that the accounts for the previous year were overdue by 349 days at the time of the report. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Charities like this
- HOOD MEMORIAL HALL
- THE METHUEN HALL (OR TOWN HALL)
- THE HALLAM COMMUNITY AND YOUTH ASSOCIATION
- HITCHIN TOWN HALL GYMNASIUM AND WORKMAN'S HALL TRUST
- THE AZELIA HALL CHARITY
- FOAKES FOR RECREATION GROUND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE EDWARD THOMAS FOAKES MEMORIAL HALL | £170k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HOOD MEMORIAL HALL | £205k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE METHUEN HALL (OR TOWN HALL) | £141k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE HALLAM COMMUNITY AND YOUTH ASSOCIATION | £108k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HITCHIN TOWN HALL GYMNASIUM AND WORKMAN'S HALL TRUST | £106k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE AZELIA HALL CHARITY | £107k | — | 0 | above | 0.0% | no doubt |