BEVERLEY WAR MEMORIAL HALL

Registered charity 523224 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust provides a community building for arts, leisure, recreational and educational use. We offer a film night and now have excellent bar facilities. We offer meeting rooms, a stage, a large dance floor. The hall is available for wedding receptions, parties, conferences as well as educational use, to the whole community.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF BEVERLEY, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHBITANTS.

Area of benefit: BEVERLEY.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £8,173, which is below the charity's stated policy to retain sufficient funds to continue its objectives. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £1,547 for the year, driven by rising running costs such as fuel and insurance that exceeded income from hire charges and other sources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

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

• Beverley and District Amateur Operatic Society and Beverley St Nicholas Players — “Beverley and District Amateur Operatic Society and Beverley St Nicholas Players- (Joint Donation of £400 towards stage lighting and other eq…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adrian Benson
• Angela Chapman
• ERIC HERBERT ROUSTOBY
• HUGH SMITH
• MICHAEL GLOVER
• RICHARD MARK BRADBURY · trustee of 2 other charities
• Victor Richard Ellis

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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