LEIGH AND BRANSFORD MEMORIAL HALL AND RECREATION GROUND

Registered charity 523163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEIGH AND BRANSFORD MEMORIAL HALL, MEMORIAL HALL COMMITTEE

Providing and maintaining two halls and a playing field for the benefit of local organisations.

Objects

IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISHES OF LEIGH AND BRANSFORD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY THE PROVISIONS OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION

Area of benefit: PARISHES OF LEIGH AND BRANSFORD

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 · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£28k
Latest spending
£25k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the 2024-25 financial year with a positive balance of income over expenditure and an improved year-on-year balance of 9.4%. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintained a rolling reserve in excess of £25,000 and reported that its financial viability is strengthening despite higher than average emergency maintenance costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hire income
“Hires by our regular groups (excluding ground rent, fund-raising, grants and payments from recycling textiles collections and the renewable heat initiative payments) generated 56% of our hire income.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: in excess of £25,000.00 (held: £38k)
“maintaining a rolling reserve in excess of £25,000.00”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£28k£25k
29/02/2024£36k£34k
28/02/2023£30k£56k
28/02/2022£32k£16k
28/02/2021£39k£16k

Common questions

Is LEIGH AND BRANSFORD MEMORIAL HALL AND RECREATION GROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the 2024-25 financial year with a positive balance of income over expenditure and an improved year-on-year balance of 9.4%. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintained a rolling reserve in excess of £25,000 and reported that its financial viability is strengthening despite higher than average emergency maintenance costs.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2023£10kImproved disabled access and Eco insulation
The National Lottery Community Fund03/06/2015£8kRefurbishing the Hall Kitchen
The National Lottery Community Fund21/01/2008£8kIncreasing car parking provision for all users of the Leigh and Bransford