DEBENHAM VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD TRUST
Registered charity 1099705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEBENHAM LEISURE CENTRE
Providing sporting and other leisure activities to the community and the surrounding area.
Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income surplus of £69,954 for the year ended 28 February 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £319,188. The trustees consider the reserves healthy and intact, noting that unrestricted funds exceed the stated policy target of approximately £89,000. The organization reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (approx. £89,000) (held: £319k)
“The Trustees consider it prudent to maintain unrestricted funds for a minimum of three months of the Trust’s operating costs which equate to approx. £89,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Debenham Community Centre Limited
“The Charity has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, Debenham Community Centre Limited, which operates the bars and associated facilities for the benefit of the Trust.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered titlein 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.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£253k
Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
- Stephen Spurlingchair
- Anne Beverley Finnissy
- GEORGE JAMES DURIE
- Gina Helm
- Howard Simpson
- MARTIN DURIE
- Michelle Dix
- Peter Morrison Wilson
- Philip Jaynes
- Phillip Jones
- Rob Morris
- Stephen Robbins
- Susan Dawn Thurlow
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Suffolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DEBENHAM VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income surplus of £69,954 for the year ended 28 February 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £319,188. The trustees consider the reserves healthy and intact, noting that unrestricted funds exceed the stated policy target of approximately £89,000. The organization reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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