URCHFONT VILLAGE HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1166501 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as URCHFONT VILLAGE HALL

Provision of facilities for local organisations to hold meetings, events etc.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF URCHFONT AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE?TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

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
£43k
Latest spending
£23k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £50,000 in reserves to cover unusual expenditure and future maintenance. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces risks including a reduction in rental income due to government isolation requirements and major maintenance needs. The financial position is reviewed with a focus on covering these specific future liabilities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charges for meetings and activities in the Hall
“Charges for meetings and activities in the Hall.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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)

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£43k£23k
31/12/2023£20k£37k
31/12/2022£23k£20k
31/12/2021£29k£12k
31/12/2020£23k£17k

Common questions

Is URCHFONT VILLAGE HALL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £50,000 in reserves to cover unusual expenditure and future maintenance. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces risks including a reduction in rental income due to government isolation requirements and major maintenance needs. The financial position is reviewed with a focus on covering these specific future liabilities. Its FY2024 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 Fund13/05/2015£10kUrchfont Village Hall Branch Doctor's Surgery Necessary Improvements