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WEMBDON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS TRUST

Registered charity 1156463 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO PROVIDE AND MANAGE A NEW VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS IN WEMBDON VILLAGE, SOMERSET

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£282k
Latest spending
£148k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,490,250 against a policy target of covering six months of regular costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £73,690 for the year, driven by increased bookings and bar profits following a period of deficit caused by high energy costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (45% of income)
“The main source of income to the Trust is the hire of the facility.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months regular costs including costs associated with employment of staff including periods of notice and redundancy (held: £2.5m)
“Looking forward, any surplus, after all such expenses have been paid, may be allocated to a Reserve Account until that account can cover 6 months regular costs including costs associated with employment of staff including periods of notice and redundancy.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wembdon Cricket Club paid £11,309 for facility hire and received £11,100 for pitch maintenance.
“Wembdon Cricket Club paid £11,309 (2024: £10,640) to Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust for facility hire. Wembdon Cricket Club in turn received £11,100 (2024: £11,350) from Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust for pitch maintenance.”
“Wembdon Parish Council on which the trustees M Phillips is a councillor made grants/donations to Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust totalling £11,734 (2024: £2,000).” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wembdon Parish Council made grants/donations totalling £11,734.
“Wembdon Cricket Club paid £11,309 (2024: £10,640) to Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust for facility hire. Wembdon Cricket Club in turn received £11,100 (2024: £11,350) from Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust for pitch maintenance.”
“Wembdon Parish Council on which the trustees M Phillips is a councillor made grants/donations to Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust totalling £11,734 (2024: £2,000).” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wembdon Village Hall Ltd, where trustees are directors, made donations totalling £17,201.
“Wembdon Cricket Club paid £11,309 (2024: £10,640) to Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust for facility hire. Wembdon Cricket Club in turn received £11,100 (2024: £11,350) from Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust for pitch maintenance.”
“Wembdon Parish Council on which the trustees M Phillips is a councillor made grants/donations to Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust totalling £11,734 (2024: £2,000).” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wembdon Sunshiners Pre-School paid £19,031 for facility hire.
“Wembdon Cricket Club paid £11,309 (2024: £10,640) to Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust for facility hire. Wembdon Cricket Club in turn received £11,100 (2024: £11,350) from Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust for pitch maintenance.”
“Wembdon Parish Council on which the trustees M Phillips is a councillor made grants/donations to Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust totalling £11,734 (2024: £2,000).” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wembdon Junior Football Club paid £5,898 for facility hire.
“Wembdon Cricket Club paid £11,309 (2024: £10,640) to Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust for facility hire. Wembdon Cricket Club in turn received £11,100 (2024: £11,350) from Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust for pitch maintenance.”
“Wembdon Parish Council on which the trustees M Phillips is a councillor made grants/donations to Wembdon Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust totalling £11,734 (2024: £2,000).” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Wembdon Village Hall Ltd
“The profits from the bar, after all expenses have been paid, are shared 50/50 between the Club and the Trust’s limited company, Wembdon Village Hall Ltd.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£548k
Total spending
£72k
Cost of raising funds
£180
Reserves (reported)
£85k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~14.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£282k£148k
31/03/2024£125k£154k
31/03/2023£241k£127k
31/03/2022£548k£72k
31/03/2021£66k£44k

Common questions

Is WEMBDON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,490,250 against a policy target of covering six months of regular costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £73,690 for the year, driven by increased bookings and bar profits following a period of deficit caused by high energy costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WEMBDON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WEMBDON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUSTFY2022£10kSpecialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government08/11/2024£15kALB-Sport England-Wembdon New Wing Project
Somerset Community Foundation28/10/2024£100kWembdon Village Hall New Wing Project
Somerset Community Foundation06/02/2023£5kContribution towards the overheads of a community building, which have risen due to the cost-of-living crisis
Somerset Community Foundation24/01/2023£5kCost of living support energy bills support for a Sedgemoor Community Venue
Somerset Community Foundation05/08/2022£24kCompletion of a Youth Club venue in Wembdon
The National Lottery Community Fund01/07/2022£10kWembdon Community Youth Project
Somerset Community Foundation30/06/2022£2kRunning open access youth work sessions to combat antisocial behaviour

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£64k
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WEMBDON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WEMBDON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS TRUST£282k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WEMBDON FY2025£280k—0above—no doubt
DEBENHAM VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD TRUST FY2025£673k—0unclear—no doubt
WADDESDON HALL FY2024£216k—0below—no doubt
WEM TOWN HALL COMMUNITY TRUST LTD FY2025£257k—0unclear—no doubt
SESSAY COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£109k—0above—no doubt

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