ELLINGHAM VILLAGE HALL
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Objects
FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF ELLINGHAM IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's total income was £969,613 and total expenditure was £900,111, resulting in a surplus for the period. The document discloses unrestricted reserves of £969,613, indicating that the charity holds significant free reserves relative to its annual income.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025
- Volunteers: 6
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024
- Volunteers: 8
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £2,500 — grants £2,500 (1); 4% of the £56,286 total gross income on the same return
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 31/10/2021 (received 04/01/2023, 126 days after the 31/08/2022 due date).
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (31/03/2022)
Trustees
- GUSTAV IAN MACLEODchair
- Dr Christopher John Stevenson
- Eileen Duncan
- Gillian Duncan
- Graham Edmondson
- Jayne Margaret Dobson
- Robert McKibbin
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £39k | £29k |
| 31/10/2024 | £33k | £27k |
| 31/10/2023 | £56k | £26k |
| 31/10/2022 | £280k | £4k |
| 31/10/2021 | £0 | £0 |
Common questions
Is ELLINGHAM VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total income was £969,613 and total expenditure was £900,111, resulting in a surplus for the period. The document discloses unrestricted reserves of £969,613, indicating that the charity holds significant free reserves relative to its annual income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by none.
Who funds ELLINGHAM VILLAGE HALL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ELLINGHAM VILLAGE HALL as a grant recipient include THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST, LORD CREWE'S CHARITY, THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £25k | Other Charities/Voluntary Bodies |
| LORD CREWE'S CHARITY | FY2021 | £20k | Tercentenary Grant |
| THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY | FY2022 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/07/2026 | £11k | Ellingham Village Hall Extension |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/11/2021 | £10k | Ellingham Village Hall rebuild |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/03/2021 | £167k | Ellingham Village Hall |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| LANCASHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND LIMITED | 1 | £40k |
Charities like this
- THE VILLAGE HALL
- CLAVERHAM VILLAGE HALL
- YALDING VILLAGE HALL
- EARL SOHAM VILLAGE HALL
- VILLAGE HALL (BLETCHINGLEY)
- INGLEBY CROSS VILLAGE HALL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLINGHAM VILLAGE HALL | £39k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE VILLAGE HALL | £25k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CLAVERHAM VILLAGE HALL | £76k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YALDING VILLAGE HALL | £25k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EARL SOHAM VILLAGE HALL | £37k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| VILLAGE HALL (BLETCHINGLEY) | £75k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |