THE ELLENS GREEN MEMORIAL HALL

Registered charity 305023 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VILLAGE HALL

The Memorial Hall provides an inexpensive venue for local activities, especially for minor sports and other activities for elderly people. It is used by many local clubs and societies.

Objects

VILLAGE HALL

Area of benefit: ELLENS GREEN AND IMMEDIATE VICINITY

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Waverley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£34k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £8,000 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £30,186. The trustees consider the reserves sound and sufficient to meet their policy of maintaining at least one year's revenue, citing reduced heating costs and increased lettings income as key factors in the improved financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least annual revenue (reserves figure: £30k)
“It is the Trustee’s policy to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to at least annual revenue.” — page 1
Per its FY2026 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.

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

  • Government income: £22,500 — grants £22,500 (2); 53% of the £42,349 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

  • Government income: £300 — grants £300 (1); 2% of the £13,706 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

  • Government income: £300 — grants £300 (1); 2% of the £16,166 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 26/02/2024, 26 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£42k£34k
31/03/2025£14k£17k
31/03/2024£16k£29k
31/03/2023£13k£8k
31/03/2022£10k£7k

Common questions

Is THE ELLENS GREEN MEMORIAL HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £8,000 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £30,186. The trustees consider the reserves sound and sufficient to meet their policy of maintaining at least one year's revenue, citing reduced heating costs and increased lettings income as key factors in the improved financial position. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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
The Lugden Hill Trust1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROWNEY GREEN PEACE MEMORIAL HALL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ELLENS GREEN MEMORIAL HALL£42k—0unclear—no doubt
ROWNEY GREEN PEACE MEMORIAL HALL FY2025£37k—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLETON MEMORIAL HALL TRUST FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
GLENFIELD MEMORIAL HALL FY2026£48k——unclear—no doubt
EASTHAM MEMORIAL HALL FY2025£10k—0unclear—no doubt
LLANGAIN AND DISTRICT MEMORIAL HALL FY2025£19k—0within—no doubt

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