CORFE CASTLE VILLAGE HALL CIO

Registered charity 1161531 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide and maintain a village hall for hire by individuals or groups, for the benefit of those living in the parish of Corfe Castle.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ESTABLISH AND RUN A VILLAGE HALL AND TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF CORFE CASTLE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF 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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£37k
Latest spending
£24k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted assets increased to £49,693.71, driven by a surplus of £12,090.47 against total income of £37,773. The charity maintains a positive cash position of £51,401 and has no stated reserves policy target or specific reserves policy statement.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£37k£24k
31/12/2024£39k£29k
31/12/2023£28k£20k
31/12/2022£25k£29k
31/12/2021£38k£32k

Common questions

Is CORFE CASTLE VILLAGE HALL CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted assets increased to £49,693.71, driven by a surplus of £12,090.47 against total income of £37,773. The charity maintains a positive cash position of £51,401 and has no stated reserves policy target or specific reserves policy statement. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2019£10kCorfe Castle Village Hall "Technology" Installation