BASLOW VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 1162216 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision and maintenance of Baslow Village Hall.

Objects

1) THE OBJECT OF THE CIO SHALL BE THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE PARISH OF BASLOW AND BUBNELL (“THE AREA OF BENEFIT”) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RACIAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS SUCH USE TO INCLUDE MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE LIFE OF THE SAID RESIDENTS BUT SO THAT THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANNE, BASLOW, SHALL BE PERMITTED TO USE THE VILLAGE HALL FREE OF CHARGE (BUT SUBJECT TO PAYMENT FOR HEAT AND LIGHT) FOR ECCLESIASTICAL AND OTHER PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 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 CONDITION 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.

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Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the financial position at the end of the period was satisfactory, with hire income increasing by 18%. However, the trustees note that further income increases cannot be guaranteed due to competition and rising costs, making reserves essential to cover day-to-day costs if fundraising is insufficient.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hire income
“Total hirings 17,817”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Reserves are therefore essential in order to keep the hall running in case fundraising is insufficient in any period. (held: £34k)
“Reserves are therefore essential in order to keep the hall running in case fundraising is insufficient in any period.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: St Anne’s Parish Church Baslow uses the premises free of hire charge, subject to covering relevant heating and lighting costs.
“Under its Constitution the Hall is obliged to permit St Anne’s Parish Church Baslow to use the premises free of hire charge, subject to covering relevant heating and lighting costs.”
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.

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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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£32k£31k
31/03/2024£21k£18k
31/03/2023£11k£29k
31/03/2022£25k£10k
31/03/2021£22k£11k

Common questions

Is BASLOW VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the financial position at the end of the period was satisfactory, with hire income increasing by 18%. However, the trustees note that further income increases cannot be guaranteed due to competition and rising costs, making reserves essential to cover day-to-day costs if fundraising is insufficient. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.