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Mere Lecture Hall Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
202620
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed April 20, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Feb. 6, 1962
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Swainsford Fish Farm
Woodlands Road
Mere
Warminster
BA12 6BY

Activities

Provision of 3 Halls, stage, committee room, kitchen and toilets for the advantage of the people of Mere, in Wiltshire, and to promote spiritual, intellectual and social activities, i.e. Plays, films, sporting, medical and social activities, lectures and public meetings. Annual grants are also offered to organisations and local charities within 8 mile radius of Mere.

Objects: The Promotion Of The Spiritual Moral Intellectual Or Social Welfare Along Lines Not Inconsistent With Non-Conforming Christianity Or Of The Promotion Of Temperance Amongst The Inhabitants. The Promotion Of Similar Charitable Objects Elsewhere.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Other Charitable Activities
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Geography

Area of benefit
Mere And District
Local Authority
Wiltshire

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
June 30, 2025 April 20, 2026On time £80,945 £61,961
June 30, 2024 April 24, 2025On time £75,135 £43,213
June 30, 2023 April 17, 2024On time £70,664 £59,898
June 30, 2022 April 29, 2023On time £61,841 £44,791
June 30, 2021 April 26, 2022On time £57,060 £90,274

Trustees

Name Appointed
Charles Rutter (Chair)
Andrew Bristow
Andrew Rees
Brian James Watts
Caroline Nichola Morton Oct. 5, 2023
Christopher Wood May 15, 2005
David Norman Lamb Oct. 5, 2023
George Jeans Oct. 5, 2023
Helen Watts June 30, 2017
Jane Hurd Oct. 5, 2023
Jennifer Mary Wilding Oct. 5, 2023
Mary White
Michael John Durkee Oct. 11, 2023
Peter Manning Oct. 11, 2023
Sandra Jayne Catley Oct. 5, 2023
Simon Rutter Sept. 27, 2018
Stephen John Harwood Fletcher Oct. 5, 2023