WHITTLE-LE-WOODS COMMUNITY HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1078406 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide and maintain the village hall

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WHITTLE-LE-WOODS AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.2) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Area of benefit: WHITTLE-LE-WOODS AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £545,881, with unrestricted funds growing to £251,766. The trustees note that the bank balance continues to grow, although they identify future expensive projects for lighting and heating upgrades. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operating.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03812865 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• WATSON, Lisa — director, appointed 14/10/2024on trustee list
• YATES, William — director, appointed 13/04/2011on trustee list
• HIGHAM, Peter William — director, appointed 23/07/1999on trustee list
• HIGHAM, Barbara Ann — director, appointed 23/07/1999on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• BARBARA ANN HIGHAM
• Lisa Watson
• MARGARET JANET WARD
• PETER WILLIAM HIGHAM
• WILLIAM YATES · trustee of 2 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).