Dunster Memorial Hall

Analysis

Dunster Memorial Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Minehead. It was registered in November 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Dunster Memorial Hall reported income of £10k and spending of £11k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £15k to £10k (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dunster Memorial Hall sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of the Salford Museums' Association (£10k), Association of the Friends of the Burton Art Gallery (£10k) and Sutton House Music Society (£10k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.