BROADHEMPSTON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD TRUST CIO

Registered charity 1154919 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS FOR THE VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS THAT USE THEM. THE ORGANISING AND RUNNING OF COMMUNITY EVENTS TO BRING TOGETHER THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH OF THE PARISH AND TO RAISE MONEY FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ALSO FOR A SPECIFIC CHARITY NOMINATED EACH YEAR. AREA OF BENEFIT: PARISH OF BROADHEMPSTON AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD

Objects

The object of the CIO is, in the interests of social welfare, to improve the conditions of life of the inhabitants of the area of benefit without distinction of political, religious or other opinions by:(1) the provision and maintenance of: a) a village hall for use by those inhabitants, including use for:i. meetings, lectures and classes, andii. other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation. b) a playing field for use by those inhabitants.(2) The organising and running of community events to bring together the people of the Parish of Broadhempston and surrounding areas and to:a) raise money for community groups within the Parish of Broadhempston and the surrounding area.b) raise money for a specific charity which is to be nominated each year.

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's financial position remains healthy despite an overall net deficit for the year. The trustees maintain working reserves of £56,361, which is above their stated policy target of between £30,000 and £50,000. The charity has no employees and relies on trustees and volunteers, with only a small honorarium paid to the treasurer.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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 (11/06/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Peter Sheridanchair
• Andrea Dobson
• Annabel Kate White
• Caroline Fullalove
• Duncan Carter
• Jeremy Lawrence
• Tereza Margaret Goddard

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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