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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£46k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £29,747 against a policy target of £12,000, with the Committee holding the surplus to cover anticipated repair costs for floors and the car park. The charity reported a profit of £4,576 for the year, driven by increased bookings and magazine advertising income, despite significant one-off expenditure on solar panels. The trustees confirmed a reasonable expectation of continuing as a going concern based on current cash balances and future demand.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £12,000 (held: £30k)
The target for unrestricted funds, as set out in our Reserves Policy, was unchanged at £12,000. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£51k£46k
31/03/2024£36k£29k
31/03/2023£39k£22k
31/03/2022£41k£26k
31/03/2021£29k£15k

Common questions

Is LONG MELFORD VILLAGE MEMORIAL HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £29,747 against a policy target of £12,000, with the Committee holding the surplus to cover anticipated repair costs for floors and the car park. The charity reported a profit of £4,576 for the year, driven by increased bookings and magazine advertising income, despite significant one-off expenditure on solar panels. The trustees confirmed a reasonable expectation of continuing as a going concern based on current cash balances and future demand. Its FY2025 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