BOURNE TOWN HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1176315 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOURNE SESSIONS HOUSE

Restoration & Conversion of Bourne Town Hall as a community arts centre.

Objects

(1) To provide facilities, in the interests of social welfare, for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of the inhabitants of Bourne (including the provision and maintenance of a community arts centre). (2) To advance education of the inhabitants of Bourne including:a. in all forms of the arts; andb. by securing, restoring, preserving and caring for the fabric of Bourne Town Hall and associated land and buildings having historic interest or architectural merit.

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Kesteven, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£252k

Latest spending

£26k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £12,627 at year-end, which is below the charity's stated policy target of covering 12 months of core running costs. The charity reported a net income of £225,298, primarily driven by restricted grant income of £239,851, while total expenditure was £26,369. The trustees confirmed that current reserves and ongoing donations are sufficient to support the Trust, and the accounts were prepared on a going-concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of the building’s core running costs (reserves figure: £13k)

“The charity’s long-term reserves policy is to build and maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves to cover 12 months of the building’s core running costs.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
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Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £107,425 — grants £107,425 (2); 43% of the £251,667 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 42
Government income: £135,193 — grants £135,193 (2); 93% of the £146,145 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 48
Government income: £1,500 — grants £1,500 (1); 2% of the £95,196 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bourne Town Hall Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The National Lottery Heritage Fund — “Thanks to a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund , the Old Town Hall is currently undergoing restoration work to return the buildin…” (source page)
Architectural Heritage Fund — “We also acknowledge the Architectural Heritage Fund, for providing vital funding to support the early viability and options appraisal phase …” (source page)
Lincolnshire County Council — “Thanks to Lincolnshire County Council, the Len Pick Trust, Bourne United Charities, The Pilgrim Trust, Bourne Town Council and all other don…” (source page)
Len Pick Trust — “Thanks to Lincolnshire County Council, the Len Pick Trust, Bourne United Charities, The Pilgrim Trust, Bourne Town Council and all other don…” (source page)
Bourne United Charities — “Thanks to Lincolnshire County Council, the Len Pick Trust, Bourne United Charities, The Pilgrim Trust, Bourne Town Council and all other don…” (source page)
The Pilgrim Trust — “Thanks to Lincolnshire County Council, the Len Pick Trust, Bourne United Charities, The Pilgrim Trust, Bourne Town Council and all other don…” (source page)
Bourne Town Council — “Thanks to Lincolnshire County Council, the Len Pick Trust, Bourne United Charities, The Pilgrim Trust, Bourne Town Council and all other don…” (source page)

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

CHARLES JOHN HOUSEAGOchair
Gavin Lishman
Hilary Elizabeth Bloomer
Jane Gabbutt
Katrina Lloyd
Rannadevi Rajnikant Patel
Sarah Proud

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£252k	£26k
31/12/2024	£146k	£18k
31/12/2023	£95k	£25k
31/12/2022	£28k	£34k
31/12/2021	£45k	£23k

Common questions

Is BOURNE TOWN HALL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £12,627 at year-end, which is below the charity's stated policy target of covering 12 months of core running costs. The charity reported a net income of £225,298, primarily driven by restricted grant income of £239,851, while total expenditure was £26,369. The trustees confirmed that current reserves and ongoing donations are sufficient to support the Trust, and the accounts were prepared on a going-concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BOURNE TOWN HALL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BOURNE TOWN HALL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PILGRIM TRUST, THE LEN PICK TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PILGRIM TRUST	FY2025	£20k	Conversion of old town hall into a community hub.
THE LEN PICK TRUST	FY2022	£8k	Music & The Arts

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	08/06/2022	£3.6m	"The Old Town Hall: Arts at the Heart of Bourne"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	14/12/2017	£10k	"Conservation & Conversion of Bourne Town Hall"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£30k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£25k
THE GEORGE GOODSIR CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BOURNE FOUNDATION.

THE BOURNE FOUNDATION income £36k
WESTBOURNE HALL COMMUNITY TRUST income £84k
THE BALNEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £231k
ASTBURY VILLAGE HALL income £48k
SIR JOHN BRUNNER BARNTON MEMORIAL HALL income £34k
WEM TOWN HALL COMMUNITY TRUST LTD income £257k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BOURNE TOWN HALL TRUST	£252k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BOURNE FOUNDATION FY2025	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WESTBOURNE HALL COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£84k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BALNEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£231k	—	0	above	29.3%	no doubt
ASTBURY VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£48k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SIR JOHN BRUNNER BARNTON MEMORIAL HALL FY2025	£34k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.