ASPLEY GUISE VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Registered charity 1187321 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Village Hall Management Committee oversees the running of the Aspley Guise Village Hall for the benefit of local residents and community support organisations. These include the WI, Cubs, Age UK Day Care and a mother & toddler playgroup, leisure activities including children and adult dance classes, amateur dramatic productions, choir rehearsals, various arts and local interest societies.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF ASPLEY GUISE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF BEDFORDSHIRE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE WITH NO DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR:MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES; AND 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: Central Bedfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £9,000, which meets its policy target of representing a minimum of 6 months' operating costs. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with net assets increasing from £24,775.14 to £24,775.14 (note: text shows 24,775.14 for both start and end in one line, but Balance Sheet shows 24,775.14 start and 17,677.95 end; however, Statement of Financial Activities shows Surplus of 897.19 leading to 24,775.14 end? No, SOFA shows 24,775.14 as 1 April 2024 and 24,775.14 as 31 March 2025? Wait, SOFA shows 24,775.14 as 1 April 2024 and 24,775.14 as 31 March 2025? Let's re-read SOFA. 1 April 2024: 24,775.14. Surplus: 897.19. 31 March 2025: 24,775.14? No, the SOFA lists 24,775.14 under 2024 and 24,775.14 under 2025 for Balance of Accumulated Fund? Actually, looking at the SOFA: 2024 column has 24,775.14. 2025 column has 24,775.14. But the Surplus is 897.19. This implies the opening balance was 23,877.95 (24,775.14 - 897.19). The Balance Sheet confirms Net Assets of 17,677.95 at 31 March 2025. There is a discrepancy in the provided text's SOFA vs Balance Sheet. The Balance Sheet is the definitive asset position. The Balance Sheet shows Net Assets of 17,677.95. The Trustees' Report states £17,303 in assets held at the bank. The charity is solvent with positive net assets.

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 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

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.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (20/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN BARBERchair
• ANNE PAPWORTH · trustee of 1 other charity
• Alastair Scott
• Diane Broadbent · trustee of 1 other charity
• Fraser William Pearson
• Gill Cockle
• JIM HUTTON
• James Macmillan
• LYNDA JOSLYN
• Molly Fitzgerald
• Robert Lindsay
• Vanessa Skelton

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Milton Keynes

Income and spending

Common questions

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