The Edith Bankes Memorial Institute
What it does
To maintain and operate the village hall in Northop to provide facility for the community of Northop.
Its charitable purposes
PROVISION & MAINTENANCE OF THE MEMORIAL HALL FOR THE USE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE PARISH OF NORTHOP (THE AREA OF BENEFIT ) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE OF MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID RESIDENTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Flintshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Northop and District
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £18,232 and spent £13,992.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £18,232 | £13,992 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 August 2024 | £18,717 | £18,202 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | £17,016 | £17,313 | Not reported | 60 |
| 31 August 2022 | £17,631 | £19,779 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 August 2021 | £22,007 | £31,464 | Not reported | 20 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 17%, from £22,007 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £18,232 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 77% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: £1,500 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £1,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £1,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | £1,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 August 2022 | £1,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 August 2021 | £13,000 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Robert Lionel MackeyChair
- Jane Hampson
- Linda Scott
- William Nigel Wynne Bankes
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 19 January 2026, 162 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 17 June 2025, 13 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 22 August 2024, 53 days late | Not required |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 22 December 2022, 190 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 30 May 2022, 31 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 217747
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 11 July 1963
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16 MARCH 1998.
- Website
- www.northopvillagehall.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.