Registered charity · Lincoln
The Branston and Mere Village Hall
The Branston and Mere Village Hall is a registered charity (number 258423) based in Lincoln, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Vincent John Shepherd since 2025. Latest income £47k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £47k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Vincent John ShepherdChair · since 2025
- Christopher KnowlesTrustee · since 2025
- Jennifer GoddardTrustee · since 2019
- Joanne Marie ShepherdTrustee · since 2025
- Laraine KnowlesTrustee · since 2025
- Richard David WilkinsonTrustee · since 2024
- Teena Marie HuxtableTrustee · since 2025
- William George GreenTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Amateur Sport, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- hallbookingonline.com/branston/calendar.php (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1969
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£47k£37k
- 2025£35k£35k
- 2024£27k£28k
Earlier years
- 2023£29k£32k
- 2022£21k£21k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BRANSTON AND MERE 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.
Grants received
1 grant · £3,228 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £3,228
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Vincent John Shepherd Chair since 2025
- Christopher Knowles since 2025
- Jennifer Goddard since 2019
- Joanne Marie Shepherd since 2025
- Laraine Knowles since 2025
- Richard David Wilkinson since 2024
- Teena Marie Huxtable since 2025
- William George Green since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Jennifer Goddard since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Vincent John Shepherd Chair since 2025
- Christopher Knowles since 2025
- Jennifer Goddard since 2019
- Joanne Marie Shepherd since 2025
- Laraine Knowles since 2025
- Richard David Wilkinson since 2024
- Teena Marie Huxtable since 2025
- William George Green since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 258423
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF THE 2ND JULY 1969
- Contact on the register
- 07377 890 908 · branstonvillagehallsecretary@hotmail.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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