Hood Memorial Hall
What it does
Management and maintenance of the Hood Memorial Hall charity for the use of meetings, lectures, classes and forms of recreation and leisure time and occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the community.
Its charitable purposes
THE TRUST PROPERTY SHALL BE HELD UPON TRUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF DEVAUDEN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”) WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARITY’S EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY, AND IN PARTICULAR, FOR USE FOR MEETINGS AND OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF SPORTS, ARTS, LEISURE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Amateur sport
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Monmouthshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Devauden and the Neighbourhood
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £0 and spent £0.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £204,972 | £299,391 | Not reported | 300 |
| 31 March 2024 | £148,175 | £134,455 | Not reported | 300 |
| 31 March 2023 | £92,801 | £75,141 | Not reported | 200 |
| 31 March 2022 | £30,710 | £26,858 | Not reported | 130 |
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
- Up 567%, from £30,710 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £204,972 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 146% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 4 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £32,080 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £32,080 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £21,540 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £37,987, awarded in 2012.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2012 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £37,987 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 10 payments to this charity worth £80,630 between 1 June 2021 and 10 June 2026.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £79,400 | 2 | 2025/26 |
| Monmouthshire County Council | £1,230 | 8 | 2021/22, 2022/23, 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27 |
Trustees
1 trustee runs the charity.
- Richard May
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 8 October 2026, 115 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 3 February 2026, 3 days late | Received 11 March 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 5 December 2024, 57 days early | Received 5 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 7 December 2023, 55 days early | Received 7 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 9 September 2022, 144 days early | Received 9 September 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 524336
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 13 May 1964
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 25/02/1960AS AMENDED ON 15/06/2012AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 28 FEB 2017 as amended on 06 Feb 2020 as amended on 20 Oct 2020
- Website
- www.devaudenhall.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.