WAR MEMORIAL HALL AND INSTITUTE

Registered charity 522698 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAYFIELD MEMORIAL HALL

Provision of room hire for the benefit of local groups, societies and other organisations

Objects

VILLAGE HALL AND CLUB INSTITUTE

Area of benefit: PARISH OF MAYFIELD

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income

£121k

Latest spending

£115k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that cash and bank balances at the end of 2025 were £71,825, resulting in a net surplus of £6,398 for the period. The trustees do not have a formal reserves policy but aim to hold at least £10,000 for day-to-day running costs and £10,000 for unplanned building reserves. The principal risks identified are the loss of income from the bar and unplanned repair work to the building.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: objective to hold at least £10000 for the day to day running costs of the Hall together with a minimum £10000 for unplanned building reserves (held: £72k)

“The Trustees do not have a formal Reserves policy. However we have an objective to hold at least e 10000 for the day to day running costs of the Hall together with a minimum €10000 for unplanned building reseryes.”

Per its FY2025 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

STEPHEN WILLIAM DUNNchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Graham Sowter
Jill Studholme
Joanna Hibbs
Lauren Amy
Sandra Terry
Sharon Udale
Simon Sowter
WARWICK ADAMS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£121k	£115k
31/12/2024	£106k	£105k
31/12/2023	£99k	£95k
31/12/2022	£89k	£86k
31/12/2021	£72k	£58k

Common questions

Is WAR MEMORIAL HALL AND INSTITUTE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that cash and bank balances at the end of 2025 were £71,825, resulting in a net surplus of £6,398 for the period. The trustees do not have a formal reserves policy but aim to hold at least £10,000 for day-to-day running costs and £10,000 for unplanned building reserves. The principal risks identified are the loss of income from the bar and unplanned repair work to the building. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
LANCASHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND LIMITED	1	£27k

Charities like this

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

ASHTEAD PEACE MEMORIAL HALL income £122k
SALESBURY MEMORIAL HALL income £163k
THE CONGREGATIONAL MEMORIAL HALL TRUST income £332k
GOTHAM MEMORIAL HALL AND RECREATION GROUND TRUST income £154k
WEM TOWN HALL COMMUNITY TRUST LTD income £257k
SARUM HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £4.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WAR MEMORIAL HALL AND INSTITUTE	£121k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ASHTEAD PEACE MEMORIAL HALL FY2025	£122k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SALESBURY MEMORIAL HALL FY2025	£163k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CONGREGATIONAL MEMORIAL HALL TRUST FY2025	£332k	—	above	—	no doubt
GOTHAM MEMORIAL HALL AND RECREATION GROUND TRUST FY2025	£154k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEM TOWN HALL COMMUNITY TRUST LTD FY2025	£257k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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