HESWALL HALL COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1140612 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF HESWALL HALL

Objects

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF HESWALL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD AND OTHER DISTRICTS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, DISABILITY OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS 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 LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wirral, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£223k

Latest spending

£230k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £490,256, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £166,000. The charity reported an operating deficit of £7,544 for the year, but this was offset by gains on investments, resulting in a net movement in funds of £1,771.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £166,000 (held: £490k)

“It is the policy of Heswall Hall Community Trust to keep reserves of £166,000” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Harry McSwaine was paid a gross salary of £103.

“Harry McSwaine resigned as a trustee with effect from 06/02/2025 and was paid a gross salary of £103 during the year.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Heswall Hall Trading Limited

“Heswall Hall Trading Limited (HHT) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the charity.” — page 19

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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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
Investment
Paying staff
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07461381
Trading subsidiary: HESWALL HALL TRADING LIMITED Companies House 13565669

HESWALL HALL TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

No specific intra-group transactions or balances are disclosed in the provided text. The accounts are prepared under FRS 105 (Micro-entities), which typically results in simplified disclosures.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Heswall Hall Community Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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.

VAUGHAN, Jannette Louise — director, appointed 17/02/2026on trustee list
JANE, Sally Patricia — director, appointed 19/11/2025on trustee list
FIRTH, Julia — director, appointed 15/04/2025on trustee list
CANNON, Sara Ann — director, appointed 16/01/2023on trustee list
ELLIS, Susan Jane — director, appointed 20/11/2019on trustee list
GRIFFITH, Karen Anne — director, appointed 26/08/2015on trustee list
MATHER, Barbara Lesley — director, appointed 16/04/2014on trustee list

Official officers record.

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.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/06/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Karen Anne Griffithchair
Barbara Lesley Mather
Jannette Louise Vaughan · trustee of 1 other charity
Julia Firth
Sally Patricia Jane
Sara Ann Cannon
Susan Jane Ellis

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

Operates in: Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£223k	£230k
31/08/2024	£175k	£210k
31/08/2023	£170k	£197k
31/08/2022	£222k	£259k
31/08/2021	£67k	£182k

Common questions

Is HESWALL HALL COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £490,256, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £166,000. The charity reported an operating deficit of £7,544 for the year, but this was offset by gains on investments, resulting in a net movement in funds of £1,771. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/02/2025	£15k	Heswall Hall Disabled Access Lift Replacement