LONG MELFORD VILLAGE MEMORIAL HALL

Registered charity 304917 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Village Hall used by local groups for varied activities. Also hired out for wedding receptions and parties.

Objects

A VILLAGE HALL.

Area of benefit: LONG MELFORD 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 · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Babergh, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£44k
Latest spending
£40k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a profit of £3,898 for the year ended March 31, 2026, with total income of £43,799 and expenditure of £39,901. The bank balance stood at £73,440, of which £40,000 is held within a Restricted Capital Fund. The accounts were independently examined with no material matters coming to the examiner's attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Lettings (64% of income)
“The overall bookings income was £28,155 which was 6% up on the previous year.” — page 2
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 4

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £9,684 — contracts £270 (1), grants £9,414 (1); 19% of the £50,901 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 12

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£44k£40k
31/03/2025£51k£46k
31/03/2024£36k£29k
31/03/2023£39k£22k
31/03/2022£41k£26k

Common questions

Is LONG MELFORD VILLAGE MEMORIAL HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a profit of £3,898 for the year ended March 31, 2026, with total income of £43,799 and expenditure of £39,901. The bank balance stood at £73,440, of which £40,000 is held within a Restricted Capital Fund. The accounts were independently examined with no material matters coming to the examiner's attention. 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 Fund02/05/2019£10kRefurbishment of village hall & roof

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONG MARSTON VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LONG MELFORD VILLAGE MEMORIAL HALL£44k——unclear—no doubt
LONG MARSTON VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CIO FY2026£47k——unclear—no doubt
LINGWOOD VILLAGE HALL FY2025£196k——unclear—no doubt
MEMORIAL HALL FY2026£27k—0unclear—no doubt
GLENFIELD MEMORIAL HALL FY2026£48k——unclear—no doubt
COLYFORD MEMORIAL HALL FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt

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