COTTINGLEY TOWN HALL CHURCH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
Primary activities - to promote religious, moral & secular knowledge in Cottingley providing for this, & purposes beneficial to the local community, the Town Hall premises where church services are held, lunches/snacks provided & groups such as keep fit, dog training, NCT, history society, bible study, women's guild & young theatre group hire rooms at generous rates for the use of their members.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £78,159 at the end of the period, with a specific reserve account balance of £65,994.56 held as a contingency. The trustees confirmed the financial position was satisfactory, noting that the reserve fund generates interest income while current account funds are maintained for everyday expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“The policy for the amount held in reserve account is decided by the trustees and reviewed at regular meetings. This enables the reserve fund to generate interest income and separates same from current account funds which are kept at appx £10,000 for to meet everyday expenditure.”
Trustees
- Hilary Barbara Charnockchair
- ANDREA TAYLOR
- BARONESS ELLEN MARGARET EATON DBE DL
- JOHN GOODE
- KATHLEEN MCGUINNESS
- MICHAEL TAYLOR
- Martin Francis John Holdsworth
- Peter Earp
- Raymond Kingsley Firth
- THOMAS WILLIAM STEAD
- Victoria Frances Whitehead
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £33k | £34k |
| 31/03/2024 | £17k | £21k |
| 31/03/2023 | £20k | £24k |
| 31/03/2022 | £8k | £7k |
| 31/03/2021 | £7k | £15k |
Common questions
Is COTTINGLEY TOWN HALL CHURCH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £78,159 at the end of the period, with a specific reserve account balance of £65,994.56 held as a contingency. The trustees confirmed the financial position was satisfactory, noting that the reserve fund generates interest income while current account funds are maintained for everyday expenditure.