THE SHIRE HALL TRUST CIO

Registered charity 1206336 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHIRE HALL TRUST CIO

Village Hall

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF HOWDEN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECURES 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. 2) THE SAID LAND AND BUILDING SHALL BE HELD UPON TRUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL AS AFORESAID.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has unrestricted reserves of £148,585, comprising cash at bank and in hand. The trustees report that all funds are used for day-to-day operations and explicitly state there is no reserves policy in place. The charity confirms it is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the independent examiner.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

• Howden Town Council — “Howden Shire Hall generously supported by Howden Town Council” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anne Shonechair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ALISON WALKER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Colin Pickering
• David Blee
• David Howard
• Elizabeth Anne Neal
• JOSEPH FRANCISCO BESCH · trustee of 1 other charity
• Julie Richer
• Kristina Margo Wilkinson
• MARK BIRTLES · trustee of 2 other charities
• MARK RODGER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Patricia Blee
• Susan Pickering
• William Sweeting

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

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