HOUGHTON CONQUEST VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 200059 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the use of the inhabitants of Houghton Conquest and the neighbourhood without distinction of political, religious or other opinions and in particular for the use for reading, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the condidition of life for the said inhabitants.

Objects

FOR THE PURPOSES OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND SOCIAL MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT.

Area of benefit: HOUGHTON CONQUEST

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 incurred an operating deficit of £7,242.40 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £36,803 to £30,900.75. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts.

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 3 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Samuel Robert Bullchair
• CHRISTINE ANNE LANE
• CHRISTINE MARY DEAN
• Christopher John Robertson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Emma Suzanne Hayward
• Karoline May Jeffery

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

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

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