LONG MARSTON VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CIO

Registered charity 1191848 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

the provision and maintenance of a village hall to be used for meetings, lectures, classes and such other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation as the trustees may decide; and a recreation ground and facilities ancillary thereto for the use of inhabitants of the area of benefit

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF:(1) A VILLAGE HALL TO BE USED FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES, CLASSES AND SUCH OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE; AND(2) A RECREATION GROUND AND FACILITIES ANCILLARY THERETOFOR THE USE OF INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, RACE, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.THE AREA OF BENEFIT SHALL BE THE CIVIL PARISH OF LONG MARSTON AND ITS NEIGHBOURING VILLAGES (NAMELY ASKHAM RICHARD, BILBOROUGH, BILTON IN AINSTY, HESSAY, RUFFORTH AND TOCKWITH).

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of LONG MARSTON RECREATION GROUND AND VILLAGE HALL (charity 525030) — merger registered 18/01/2022.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net payment of £1,478 for the year, resulting in total fund balances of £30,408. Free reserves stood at £29,950, which the trustees consider against a policy target of holding 6-8 months of general running costs. The accounts were independently examined with no material matters identified.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6- 8 month’s general running costs in reserve excluding refurbishment costs (reserves figure: £30k)
“It was agreed that the Trustees would hold 6- 8 month’s general running costs in reserve excluding refurbishment costs.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Contractor maintains grounds in return for workshop use
“The charity has an agreement whereby a contractor maintains the grounds in return for having the use of the workshop. The underlying value of the transaction is £1,800.” — page 10
Per its FY2026 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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 8
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 28/02/2024, 28 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. 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 (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of York · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£47k£49k
31/03/2025£54k£42k
31/03/2024£34k£49k
31/03/2023£43k£48k
31/03/2022£83k£41k

Common questions

Is LONG MARSTON VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net payment of £1,478 for the year, resulting in total fund balances of £30,408. Free reserves stood at £29,950, which the trustees consider against a policy target of holding 6-8 months of general running costs. The accounts were independently examined with no material matters identified. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/02/2025£20kUpgrade to Village Hall & Facilities
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2023£10kCommunity Teenage/Adult Outdoor Gym Equipment

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONG SUTTON VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LONG MARSTON VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CIO£47k——unclear—no doubt
LONG SUTTON VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND FY2026£28k——unclear—no doubt
THE CRANTOCK VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
OLD HUNSTANTON VILLAGE HALL CIO FY2025£52k—0unclear—no doubt
LINTON VILLAGE HALL FY2026£29k—0above—no doubt
NORTON FITZWARREN VILLAGE HALL FY2025£62k—0unclear—no doubt

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