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The Empire Hall Graffham

  • 11 trustees
  • Income £23k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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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
Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
Where
West Sussex
Website
www.empirehall.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1963

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£23k£23k
  • 2024£31k£37k
  • 2023£17k£14k
Earlier years
  • 2022£36k£13k
  • 2021£45k£49k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 29%. 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 GRAFFHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION, AND IN PARTICULAR FOR 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

5 grants · £154,650 total

360Giving 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 · £154,650 (5 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9502023-09-15
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £125,0002019-07-04
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,0002017-06-28
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9502016-07-06
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,7502014-08-27
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.

11 trustees on the board

6.5y median 1y
average tenure
22y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

Portfolio (1)

1
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 11Amateur Sport 10Economic/community Development/employment 10Education/training 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 9

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£23k 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
305376
Status
Registered
Governing document
LEASE AND TRUST DEED DATED 17 OCTOBER 1962
Contact on the register
01798 867 · empirehall@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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