CHEDDAR VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 1182939 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Cheddar Village Hall serves the community of Cheddar Parish and nearby areas. It functions as a venue for hire by local organisations and contains a large hall with a stage, 2 meeting rooms, a kitchen and toilets. A large number of local organisations use it including Cheddar Valley U3A, dance classes, 4 badminton clubs, a Country Market, society meetings, Church meetings and many others.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO IS THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF AND ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE PARISH OF CHEDDAR 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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Registered contact address: Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£28k
Latest spending
£19k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £6,516.49 in its General Fund and held total closing reserves of £30,976.17 across its General and Improvement funds. The trustees report that the hall remains a vital community venue, though they note the absence of a permanent caretaker and the reliance on volunteers for maintenance and operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

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 (0 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: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£28k£19k
31/12/2023£39k£42k
31/12/2022£28k£21k
31/12/2021£22k£22k
31/12/2020£23k£18k

Common questions

Is CHEDDAR VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £6,516.49 in its General Fund and held total closing reserves of £30,976.17 across its General and Improvement funds. The trustees report that the hall remains a vital community venue, though they note the absence of a permanent caretaker and the reliance on volunteers for maintenance and operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHEDDAR VILLAGE HALL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHEDDAR VILLAGE HALL as a grant recipient include CLARK FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CLARK FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
CLARK FOUNDATIONFY2023£0Welfare

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Somerset Community Foundation09/07/2026£5kCheddar Village Hall
Somerset Community Foundation01/10/2020£2kRepair of west wall of village hall

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VILLAGE HALL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHEDDAR VILLAGE HALL£28k—0unclear—no doubt
VILLAGE HALL FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
HINDMARSH VILLAGE HALL FY2025£65k—0unclear—no doubt
Chiddingfold Village Hall Charity FY2026£63k—0unclear—no doubt
Weldon Village Hall FY2025£30k——unclear—no doubt
HUNSDON VILLAGE HALL FY2025£68k—0above—no doubt

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