STAVELEY VILLAGE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1201087 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SVA owns and maintains Staveley Village Hall and Institute, 4 allotments, the Recreation Ground, its Pavilion and Children's Playground for the benefit of the residents of the parishes of Over Staveley, Nether Staveley and Hugill. The Hall, Institute and Pavilion are available for hire. The Recreation Ground and Children's playground are open to the public free of charge for non-commercial use.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL AND INSTITUTE AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF STAVELEY AND INGS (THE PARISHES OF OVER STAVELEY, NETHER STAVELEY AND HUGILL) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR:(A) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND(B) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS.2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME

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: Westmorland and Furness, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a deficit of £14,461 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £68,049 against total expenditure of £79,510. Unrestricted net assets (cash at bank) decreased from £31,781 to £17,320. The trustees have budgeted for a surplus in 2026 to rebuild cash reserves to a minimum of £15,000.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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)

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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.

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (23/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (15/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (15/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ian Stephens
• Matthew Fawcett
• Peter Lyndon Harrison
• Rachael Hodgson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert Clive Perkins
• Rosina Merrett

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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