WHALTON VILLAGE HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1157248 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision and upkeep of Whalton Village Hall to maintain it as the centre of the village community with access for all types of use and events and by all local groups.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO(OBJECTS)ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WHALTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS (AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES):3.1 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES, INCLUDING (BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL, FOR;3.1.1 MEETINGS, CLASSES AND CLUBS;AND3.1.2 RECREATION OR OTHER FORMS OF LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION;IN PARTICULAR, FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE OR INFIRMITY OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS;3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND OTHER PERSONS (INCLUDING THEIR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION) THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY;AND3.3 FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Area of benefit: THE PARISH OF WHALTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

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 reported a surplus of £2,830.17 for the year ended 30th April 2025, with total income of £38,433.17 against expenditure of £35,603.00. The trustees' report confirms the hall remains in good financial position and good repair, with net assets increasing to £86,465.06. However, the independent examiner noted a control issue regarding unpresented cheques being carried forward for longer than the standard six-month period.

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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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.

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/11/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• STEPHEN JAMES TROBEchair
• ANNA SILL
• Beverley Wales
• Dawn Briggs
• Emma Reed
• JOHN RICHARD GRIX
• James Alexander Metcalf
• Jamie Thompson
• Karen Lesley Fenwick
• Nicola Robson
• RICHARD C B POTTER
• TIMOTHY RICHARD PETRE STEPHENS NORTON

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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