Registered Charity Status

The legal name of the charity is:- Mapplewell & Staincross Village Hall Limited

The charity is also known by its operating name, Mapplewell Village Hall

The charity’s areas of operation and UK charitable registration.

 The charity is registered in England & Wales with charity number 1111212

Legal structure of the charity

The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee, registered under the Companies Acts. and its governing document is a Memorandum and Articles of Association under company legislation.

By operation of law all Trustees are Directors under the Companies Act 2006 and all directors are trustees under Charities legislation and have responsibilities, as such, under both company and charity legislation.

The trustees are all individuals.

Object of the Charity

The object of the Charity shall be the provision and maintenance of a Village Hall for the use of the inhabitants of Mapplewell and Staincross and the neighbourhood thereof (hereinafter called “the area of benefit”) without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including the use of provision for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the condition of life for the said inhabitants; and the provision of services ancillary of a Village Hall. The said land and building shall be held upon trust for the purpose of a Village Hall as aforesaid.

The Charity has four key sources of funding.

Landlord – Business Leases

The Village Hall often surprises first time visitors due to its size, many unaware that it is three storeys. On the ground floor there are three business that lease accommodation, Leap Ahead Day Nursery, Mapplewell & Staincross Village Hall Cafe and Sandwich Bar and the Library which also host the Computer suite. Go down one level and there is possibly one of the UK’s longest surviving, privately run Rifle Range and we also have a studio workshop. Go up to the first floor and we have a further five self contained offices for hire.

Short Term Hire

We have two large halls and two business rooms that are hired by the hour for outside activity providers to hold classes or for personal use. We are one of the few halls in South Yorkshire that has a room tall enough to house even the most elaborate bouncy castle features and we are regularly used for Private Parties for all age groups. We are licensed for the selling of alcohol and we are possibly the only Village hall approved by Barnsley MBC as a venue for carrying out weddings and other Civil Ceremonies. Room hire starts from as little as £10:00 per hour and we can offer the full wedding packages for less than £1,500

In House Functions

Our objective is to provide more diverse activities for the community, some of which are ‘lost leaders’ and provide only a small amount of funding. We have to balance this, however, with larger events that go toward to the upkeep of the hall. We already have our own clubs such as the Social Luncheon Club and Toddler Groups, but the longer term plan is to bring drama to the hall in  the form of Stage Productions, plays and pantomimes. We are also looking at fund raising activities, such as kids discos, our own Friday afternoon social club, dances, horse racing nights and even soul nights. We are even considering hosting our own ‘small business’ club off the back of this website. As such, we are interested in anyone with a good idea that they think would enhance the lives of the residents of Mapplewell and Staincross.

When we were approached by the Covid Testing team to see if they could use the car park as a walk-in test centre, we agreed without a second thought (and for no fee) as it was something we knew was a major benefit to the community, where other areas were complaining of having a 150 mile round trip.

Grants and Donations

Being a registered charity we are allowed to accept donations and apply for grant funding from many of the major suppliers. Often donations come in the form of goods and materials that we can offer them as prizes, such as the Easter and Christmas Raffle. However cash donations are always gratefully received.

We are also able to help some groups gain  funding through our contacts and understanding of what the national fund providers are willing to support. It is often said that Barnsley charities are unwilling to ask for ‘owt for nowt’ and this is where we feel we can provide some benefits to the community. For example, the development of this website was grant funded and WILL benefit every business in the area, even if it is just raising by raising their profile and help people ‘buy local’.

DISCLAIMER

The information gathered in producing this website to promote Mapplewell and Darton East Ward’s success and support all businesses and community groups in the area, has been done in good faith using any information available to us through our basic research. As a result errors and omissions may occur from time to time or information can become out of date. To correct any errors, to update our records, to add additional information, to remove a business or group or for any other reason please email: mappvillagehall@yahoo.co.uk and your request will be dealt with promptly. Similarly, we are always keen to add new entries and keep our ‘what’s on’ guide relevant to a changing community.