Registered charity · Sawbridgeworth
The High Wych Memorial Hall
The High Wych Memorial Hall is a registered charity (number 302395) based in Sawbridgeworth, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Chris Poole since 2015. Latest income £30k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £30k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
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, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport
- Where
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- www.highwychmemorialhall.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£30k£25k
- 2024£30k£41k
- 2023£31k£35k
Earlier years
- 2022£27k£37k
- 2021£32k£19k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 52%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PURPOSES OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND SOCIAL, MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF READING AND RECREATION ROOMS, LIBRARY, LECTURES, CLASSES, RECREATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS OR OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF HIGH WYCH AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINIONS.
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Chris Poole Chair since 2015
- Alison Geller since 2014
- David Smith since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Chris Poole Chair since 2015
- Alison Geller since 2014
- David Smith since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Chris Poole Chair since 2015
- Alison Geller since 2014
- David Smith since 2011
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 302395
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 22ND APRIL 1949
- Contact on the register
- 01279722213 · hwmhall@gmail.com
- 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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