WOODBRIDGE COMMUNITY HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Registered charity 1153286 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOODBRIDGE COMMUNITY HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE1

Provides accommodation within a Community Hall for hire to organisations and individuals for activities and events

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY HALL (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE TRUST PROPERTY) FOR THE PURPOSE OF A COMMUNITY HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF WOODBRIDGE AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Ipswich, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£48k

Latest spending

£47k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £1,375, bringing total unrestricted funds to £92,558. The trustees have resolved to maintain a reserve of £40,000 to cover continuing expenditure during possible closure for major repairs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £40,000 (held: £93k)

“The trustees resolved to maintain a reserve of £40,000 to cover continuing expenditure during the possible closure of the hall for major repairs or building works.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee is employed with a salary of £4,513.

“The charity employs one Trustee, salary for the year was £4,513 (2024: £3,094)” — page 9

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/08/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Ann Keen
GILL WRIGHT
John Robert Leming
Phil Seurre
SUSAN SHARPE

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£48k	£47k
31/12/2024	£60k	£48k
31/12/2023	£50k	£35k
31/12/2022	£40k	£39k
31/12/2021	£55k	£44k

Common questions

Is WOODBRIDGE COMMUNITY HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £1,375, bringing total unrestricted funds to £92,558. The trustees have resolved to maintain a reserve of £40,000 to cover continuing expenditure during possible closure for major repairs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DEVONSHIRE BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WYMONDHAM CENTRAL HALL.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WOODBRIDGE COMMUNITY HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE	£48k	—	above	—	no doubt
WYMONDHAM CENTRAL HALL FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WHIMPLE VICTORY HALL FY2025	£44k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£35k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BELPER COMMUNITY HALL FY2025	£27k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CRAWFORD MEMORIAL HALL FY2025	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.