CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From:
Charity name:
1$t January 2025 to 31Jt DeCeM￿r 2025
St Mary's Church House Hall Trust Icio}
Charlty registration number: 1184940
Objectives and Activities
SORP referenc
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as sel out in ils
goveming document
Para 1 17
Provision of a Community and Church Hall for
use of inhabitants of Bridport without
distinction of political, religious or other
opinions including for meetings. lectures and
classes and for other foms of recreation and
leisure time occupation with the object of
improving the ¢ondilion of lrfe for the said
inhabrtanls.
Summary ofthe main
activities in relation lo those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activrf(ies, projects or ServI￿S
tdenlified in the accounts.
Para 1.17 an
To manage, via Sl Mary's Church House Hall
Management Committee, the day-tO•day
letting of the hall. its cleaning. insurance,
seNi¢es, repairs and maintenance on a non-
profft making basis, for the benefit of user
groups and individuals from the bcal
community.
ststement confirming
whether the Iruslees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charty
Commission on publi¢
benefit
P8r8 1 11
The Tnjslees confim that they have
complied with their duty to have due regard
to the commission's public benefit guKlance
when exercising any powers or dutses to
which the guidance is relevant.
Achievements and Performance
Aims
SORP refere
Statement
The trust has eonlinu8d to meet its aims, of
providing a well-subscribed facility for
inhabitants of ihe town and suNounding
areas.
Achievements against
objectives sel
Para 1.41
Performance of fvndraising
activitie$ against objectives
sel
All the trust's nomial funds are raised by hall
lets., both u$e of the hall, and the 2025
income, were in line with hisloiical levels. All
Para 1.41

fund5 raised are planned to be swnl on
mainlainin
and runnin
the hall.
The trust has no large investrnents but does
keeps it8 major funds in an account paying
higher level of interest whilst maintaining
an instsnt access account paying a low le￿1
of interest.
Investment perfomiance
against objectives
P8fA 1.41
Financial Review
Review of the charty's
financial posrtion al the end
of the period
P8rn121
Hire receipts were £21,929 in 2025, of which
£3,426 were pre-payments for2026. The totsl
of all receipts was £22.085.
Expenses totslled £17,805 In the year,. of thi8
sum £15,398 were for foLltine Costs and
repairs, with £2407 on upJraded equipment,
plus some new items and internal budding
woth.
Thi• re8uited in a 8urplu8 of £4.280, of whl
£3,426 were pre-paid hire fees for 2026. The
surplus for Ihe y8aT based on 2025 hire fees.
other income and 2025 exp6nse8 amunted
to £854
Exduding the 2026 prepaid hira fegs,
re8eNe8 at the end of 2025 were £22 923.
In nomal times the Trust seeks to hold in the
order of one year's typical income as
contingency reseNes against any major
repairlreplacement needs or unanticipal8d
drop in income.
Any extra funds are eamiarked for any major
expenses which 8rise and for hall
rovement
ro
ect5.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Pam 1.22
Amount of reserves held
Para 1.22
Reserves on 31* December 2025, £22,743
(excluding the 2026 pre-paid hire feasl.
This compares with
On 3111212024 £21,889
on 3111212023
£21.324
on 3111212022
£23,847
Details of fund malerialty in
deficrt
Explanation of any
i uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
Por8 1.24
nlr
Para 1.23
There are no financial concerns at the
moment.
The Trusl and its Hall Managomenl
Committee in 2025 have not managed to
appoint any new volunteer5 as new
commrttee members. It remains hard lo
refresh the Committee membership from the
pool of hirers and attendees lo hall functions.
despite efforts.. this is expected to be an on-
oin
issue, which ma
havè future im
act.

Structure, Governance and Management
Descripb'on of charty's
trusts..
St Mary's Church House Hall Trust ICIOI was
registered in August 2019 and replaced the
prior unr8gi51ered Sl Mary's Church Hall
Trust established by deed in in 1918.
Type of governing document
How is the charity
constituted?
Trustee selection methods
including delai15 of any
consb'tutional provisions e.g.
election lo post or name of
any person or body enlrtled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Para 125
Trust Deed
Para 1.25
cio
Para 1.25
The fomal appointment of new indwiduals
as charity Iruslees shall be made by the
existing ¢harity trustees. In selecting
indwiduals lor appointment as charity
trustees, the charity trustees must have
regard to the Skills, knowledge and
experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.
FOT historical reasons, Sl Mary's ChuTCh,
South Street, Bridport, may at their
dI￿retIon appoinl one of the CIO Iruslees,
being such as but not limited lo the rector,
church warden or other individual associated
with the church.
Reference and Administrative details
Chari
name
Other names the charity
uses
Stma
's Church House Hall Trust
cio
St Mary's Church House Hall Management Committee:
the chanty is run on a day-to-day basis by the hall committee,
comprising a group of volunteers drawn from users of the hall
and operating lo a constitution agreed with the Trustees. At
least one member of the Management Committee musl be a
Trustee of the CIO.
St Mary's Church House Hall.. tsyo bank accounts are
maintained under this name, on behalf of the CIO, by the
Management Committe8.
istered char
number
Chanty's principal address
1184940
The address of the Trust's Community Hall is Church House
Hall, South Slreel, Br￿pOrt DT6 3NN.
The address for cor￿spOndenCe in connection with Charty
CommissionlCIO matters is that of a CIO Trustee and
member Icurrenlty secretsryl of St Mary's Church House Hall
Management Committee..
MF Crook,
7 St Cecilias Gardens, Bridport T6 3XF
new address since 2810512025

Nam8s of th• charity tru$t•es who managa thg charity
Date¥ a¢t•d If not for vknol•
year
Nam8 of person lor body)
entitlgd to appolnt trustse
If4n
Trustso
OM¢e111 any)
Stephen John Bartlett
Trustee
CuTrent trustees of the
CIO and also St Mary's
Church- see box 3,
Structure, Governance
and Management as
above
Monty Frederick Crook
Trustee,
Seeretsry,
and C.C.
Contact
Michael David Dommett
Trustee
Anthony Meadley
Twstee
Vincent Anthony O'Farr811
Trustee
Corporato trustee$- names of the directors al the date the report was approved.. None
Name of tru•t•os holding tltlo to proporty belonging to the charity-.
The Trust ¢)wns no propefty but leases its Community Hall at a peppèrcom rent from Magna Housing
Associatson.
The long-term lease with Magna is registered with the Land Registry in the name of the CIO.
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others:
None
Exemptions from disclosure:
None
Declarations
Th• tru#tee8 dgclaro that thoy havg approved tho trustse8' report abov9.
Signed on behalf of the charSty'$ trustsos
Signatur8
Full name
Stephen Bartlott
Position
Trustee
Datg
2 0 February 2026

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