ENDLESHAM HALL

Registered charity 1098688 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BALHAM COMMUNITY CHURCH

Endlesham Hall provides a safe and affordable space for community activities, welcoming people from all walks of life to connect and enjoy shared experiences, build new skills, find a sense of belonging and thrive together.In particular, the hall supports local groups, individuals and projects with a focus on education and wellbeing, the creative arts, faith, spirituality and nature.

Objects

3.1 To advance a Christ centred faith3.2 To relieve poverty, hardship, sickness and distress among all peoples of the world3.3 To advance education and training3.4 To further such other charitable purposes and such other charities as the Trustees shall decide

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE (IN PARTICULAR IN THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF WANDSWORTH, LAMBETH AND CROYDON).

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wandsworth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£79k
Latest spending
£129k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £50,715 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £482,313 to £431,598. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by unrestricted funds of £35,598 and cash reserves of £35,740. The charity's reserves policy targets £25,000 in free reserves to cover obligations in the event of a sharp decline in income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (82% of income)
“Investment income - local investment properties 63,329” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £25,000 (reserves figure: £36k)
“The Charity aims to have sufficient free reserves to ensure that it can meets it's obligations in the event of a sharp decline in its income and has a target of £25,000 to cover this and any costs in respect of it having to close.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2023

  • Government income: £59,060 — grants £59,060 (1); 45% of the £130,736 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 30/04/2024 (received 10/09/2025, 194 days after the 28/02/2025 due date); year ending 30/04/2023 (received 10/09/2025, 559 days after the 29/02/2024 due date); year ending 30/04/2022 (received 10/09/2025, 925 days after the 28/02/2023 due date); year ending 30/04/2021 (received 10/09/2025, 1290 days after the 28/02/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Endlesham Hall (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lambeth · Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£79k£129k
30/04/2024£77k£112k
30/04/2023£131k£219k
30/04/2022£186k£90k
30/04/2021£88k£101k

Common questions

Is ENDLESHAM HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £50,715 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £482,313 to £431,598. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by unrestricted funds of £35,598 and cash reserves of £35,740. The charity's reserves policy targets £25,000 in free reserves to cover obligations in the event of a sharp decline in income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Greater London Authority17/03/2022£164kEndlesham Hall

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HAROLD AND ALICE BRIDGES CHARITY1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DARSHAM VILLAGE HALL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ENDLESHAM HALL£79k—0above—no doubt
DARSHAM VILLAGE HALL FY2026£26k——unclear—no doubt
WILSDEN VILLAGE HALL FY2026£97k—0unclear—no doubt
Pilling Village Hall FY2026£114k—0unclear—no doubt
EASTHAM MEMORIAL HALL FY2025£10k—0unclear—no doubt
ECCLES COMMUNITY HALL ORGANISATION (ECHO) FY2025£40k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.