LAVENHAM COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Registered charity 1106956 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides sporting, social and recreational facilities by the provision and maintenance of the sports field and pavilion and the management of the village hall. This is funded by a number of events eg annual carnival, open gardens, and hiring of the village hall

Objects

TO ENCOURAGE, PROVIDE, MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF LAVENHAM AND ITS IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD ("THE COMMUNITY").

Area of benefit: LAVENHAM AND ITS IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves decreased to £83,852, falling below the revised policy target of £45,000. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, noting that income has not returned to 2019 levels while running costs have increased substantially. However, the trustees confirm that current resources are sufficient to continue operations as a going concern for the next 12 months.

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.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Bruce Arthur Goddard
• Jeremy Randal Bradburne
• John Joseph Smyth
• Paul Albert Marigliani
• Philip Victor Smith

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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