BISHOPS NYMPTON PARISH HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1138614 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A Parish hall serving the a community of 1600 persons together with the surrounding small villages and hamlets in a deprived rural community with little or no public transport. Supports clubs such as WI short mat bowls, drama Garden club Annual flower show old peoples activities. Available for private and public functions. Houses Community shop manned by volunteers.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BISHOP'S NYMPTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: THE PARISH OF BISHOP'S NYMPTON 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 the charity achieved an operating surplus of £5,311 for the year ended 30 June 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. The trustees confirm that unrestricted cash reserves are currently above their stated policy target of three to six months of expenditure. The filing indicates no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its activities.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (11/11/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charles William Parker Bradfield
• Ian Cowling · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mr S Tout
• Mrs L Verney
• NICHOLAS JAMES SHAPCOTT
• Stephen Beasley

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

Operates in: Devon

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Government & lottery funding

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