LAKE VIEW VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 1148226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Objective of the charity is the provision and maintenance of a village hall / community centre for use by and benefit of Wixams and the surrounding area

Objects

4. OBJECTS4.1. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF WIXAMS (IN BEDFORDSHIRE) AND SURROUNDING AREAS ('THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING:4.1.1. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, 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 AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS; AND4.1.2. TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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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Latest income

£92k

Latest spending

£72k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £79,332 to £99,916, resulting in a net surplus of £20,584 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £99,916 but has not formulated a specific reserves policy while S106 commuted sum money is available. The entity is a small charitable company eligible for independent examination rather than audit.

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 4 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.

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Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 08000010 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

MATTHEWS, Barbara Lynn — director, appointed 10/03/2023on trustee list
PIBWORTH, Alan Roy — director, appointed 06/06/2022on trustee list
OWENS, David Stanley — director, appointed 16/10/2021on trustee list
GILL, Jessica Lee — director, appointed 07/01/2021on trustee list
COLLINGS, Laura Ellen — director, appointed 12/12/2015on trustee list
WEST, Colin John — director, appointed 25/04/2015on trustee list
WEST, Colin John — secretary, appointed 07/02/2016

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alan Pibworth
Barbara Matthews
David Owens
Jessica Gill
LAURA COLLINGS

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

Operates in: Bedford

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£92k	£72k
31/03/2024	£96k	£75k
31/03/2023	£72k	£59k
31/03/2022	£70k	£56k
31/03/2021	£68k	£56k

Common questions

Is LAKE VIEW VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £79,332 to £99,916, resulting in a net surplus of £20,584 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £99,916 but has not formulated a specific reserves policy while S106 commuted sum money is available. The entity is a small charitable company eligible for independent examination rather than audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.