FIVE ASHES VILLAGE HALL CIO

Registered charity 1200473 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

In the interests of social welfare, to improve the conditions of life of the parish residents of Five Ashes and Mayfield, without distinction of political persuasion, race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability or other opinions by the provision and maintenance of:(a) a village hall and recreation ground to all who wish to avail themselves to these facilities.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF FIVE ASHES, IN THE PARISH OF MAYFIELD AND FIVE ASHES, IN THE COUNTY OF EAST SUSSEX WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL PERSUASION, RACE, SEX, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE OR DISABILITY OR OTHER OPINIONS BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES.

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wealden, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported an operating surplus of £16,176 for the year, with unrestricted reserves held at £3,285 against a trustee policy target of six months of running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts complied with regulations, noting no matters requiring further attention.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Veolia Environmental Trust — “In 2014 it was the recipient of some much needed new play equipment following funding from the parish council and from the Veolia Environmen…” (source page)
• Lund Fund — “This was made possible by the village hall receiving a grant from the Lund Fund.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (17/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• GEOFFREY GREGORYchair
• GRAHAM PLAYFOOT
• PENNY KEMP
• SUE WREN

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Common questions

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOLLESLEY VILLAGE HALL CIO.

• HOLLESLEY VILLAGE HALL CIO income £38k
• LYMPSTONE VILLAGE HALL CIO income £69k
• FYFIELD VILLAGE HALL income £40k
• ASHLEWORTH MEMORIAL HALL income £14k
• LLANASA VILLAGE HALL CIO income £35k
• MAYFIELD AND FIVE ASHES COMMUNITY SERVICES income £65k

Side by side with its peers

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