THE CRISPIN HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1170107 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STREET CLUB AND INSTITUTE (CRISPIN HALL)

The Crispin Hall Trust has 19 rooms and a main hall, which are let out for a variety of community, retail and commercial purposes.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A HALL AND A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF STREET WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR: (A) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND (B) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £120,260 for the year ended 30 April 2025, a significant improvement from the prior year's loss of £277,231. Per the trustees' report, total reserves stood at £1,421,319, with free unrestricted reserves of £400,693, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover six months of operating costs. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~34.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (84% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (27/01/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (27/01/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (19/02/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Cllr Martin Lovell · trustee of 9 other charities
• Elizabeth Leyshon
• JEAN MARIE HOWARD · trustee of 2 other charities
• John Bancroft Clark · trustee of 1 other charity
• WILLIAM ROGER CLARK · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Side by side with its peers

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