WRAY VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 1194078 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WRAY INSTITUTE

Provision and maintenance of a village hall

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1 THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WRAY-WITH-BOTTON WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS; AND 3.2 THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WRAY-WITH-BOTTON WHICH THE CHARITY TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lancaster, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an annual surplus of £397 and unrestricted reserves of £49,086. The trustees report that fundraising income and room hire were sufficient to cover running costs, despite incurring emergency repairs and replacing equipment. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Steven Justin Openshawchair
• ANDREW PAUL NEWPORT
• Andrew Thomas Wright · trustee of 1 other charity
• CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH LOWIS
• DEBORAH JANE SPROAT
• David James Wootton
• Hannah Lynne Snyman
• Jill Margaret Harpley

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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