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Registered charity · Blandford Forum

Abingdon Memorial Parish Hall Iwerne Minster

Abingdon Memorial Parish Hall Iwerne Minster is a registered charity (number 281988) based in Blandford Forum, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Dianne Mary Benfield. Latest income £4k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Abingdon Hall (Charity Commission)

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £4k (2025)
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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, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport
Where
Dorset
Registered
1980

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£4k£21k
  • 2024£3k£6k
  • 2023£4k£9k
Earlier years
  • 2022£13k£5k
  • 2021£20k£3k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 80%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF IWERNE MINSTER IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEIFT) 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.

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.

9 trustees on the board

2.8y median 1y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

2.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 9General Charitable Purposes 9Religious Activities 9

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£4k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
281988
Status
Registered
Governing document
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 30TH APRIL 1980 AS AMENDED ON 13 MAY 2020AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 31 MAR 2021 as amended on 31 Mar 2021 as amended on 31 Mar 2021
Contact on the register
01747812173 · paul.leprevost@btinternet.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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