THE WILLIAM BLAKE MEMORIAL HALL

Charity number: 304631
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

A village hall for the use of the inhabitants of south Petherton and neighbourhood in the county of Somerset 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 inhabitants.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £18,162
Total expenditure: £18,361

Total income includes £2,226 from 1 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 July 1965: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • BLAKE HALL (Working name)
  • SOUTH PETHERTON VILLAGE HALL (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Francis McKay Blake Chair 30 June 2021
None on record
Nicola Marks Trustee 07 November 2025
None on record
Jan Stanton Trustee 28 April 2025
None on record
Kathryn Lucy Vertannes Trustee 22 April 2024
None on record
Angela Long Trustee 17 January 2023
None on record
Stephen Barry Carp Trustee 13 September 2022
None on record
ANNE MARGARET BROWN Trustee 26 April 2022
THE FRIENDS OF SOUTH PETHERTON LIBRARY (FOSPL)
Received: On time
June Trask Trustee 06 January 2022
None on record
Beryl Avis Male Trustee 01 August 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £20.38k £20.99k £13.87k £16.20k £18.16k
Total expenditure £12.85k £11.83k £13.97k £35.33k £18.36k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £12.27k £16.41k £3.92k £2.00k £2.23k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 21 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 11 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 13 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 06 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 15TH JUNE 1965 AND SCHEME SEALED 5TH NOVEMBER 1992. as amended on 26 Apr 2022 as amended on 13 Sep 2022

Charitable objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTH PETHERTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF, 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 INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

SOUTH PETHERTON AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

Contact information

Address:
Blake Hall
Market Square
SOUTH PETHERTON
Somerset
TA13 5BT
Phone:
01460 391735
Email:
jotudor57@gmail.com
Website:

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