CAPEL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1179661 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAPEL VILLAGE HALL

Maintain and operate the Village Hall its facilities and associated play area for use by the local community. To advance education, services, and facilities in the interests of social welfare, recreation, and leisure, and enhance development and education of children particularly those under statutory school age.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE PARISH OF CAPEL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THEIR VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS.”IN FURTHERANCE TO THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE THE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE A VILLAGE HALL AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTIVES.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.”

Area of benefit: PARISH OF CAPEL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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

£166k

Latest spending

£167k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £1,437 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total funds of £60,017. The trustees have assessed the going concern assumption and concluded there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months’ expenditure (held: £60k)

“The Trustees consider that general funds should be maintained to cover approximately six months’ expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: J Corcoran received £6,032 for her work in managing the Hall, the hirings and the cleaning during this difficult year.

“J Corcoran received £6,032 for her work in managing the Hall, the hirings and the cleaning during this difficult year.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
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Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Investment
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Support Capel Village Hall's vital initiatives! (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Joanna Corcoranchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Alison Smith
Gordon Hardwick
Hugh Patterson
Marc Hogwooc

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£166k	£167k
31/08/2024	£150k	£182k
31/08/2023	£116k	£137k
31/08/2022	£130k	£136k
31/08/2021	£106k	£123k

Common questions

Is CAPEL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £1,437 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total funds of £60,017. The trustees have assessed the going concern assumption and concluded there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
Point North Community Foundation	2	£37k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
THE NORTHERN POWERGRID FOUNDATION	1	£15k
THE FUNDING NETWORK	1	£15k
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST	1	£3k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAPEL COMMUNITY TRUST.

CAPEL COMMUNITY TRUST income £222k
PONTHIR VILLAGE HALL income £217k
WHEATLEY HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £336k
SALTFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £171k
LANGWORTHY CORNERSTONE ASSOCIATION LTD income £513k
PEBSHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £133k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CAPEL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CAPEL COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£222k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PONTHIR VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£217k	—	above	—	no doubt
WHEATLEY HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£336k	—	unclear	—	noted
SALTFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2026	£171k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LANGWORTHY CORNERSTONE ASSOCIATION LTD FY2025	£513k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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