PIRRIE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND

Registered charity 200645 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity owns and maintains the village hall and recreation ground for the benefit of those resident in the village and the surrounding area.

Objects

TO PROVIDE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AMENITIES FOR THE INHABITANTS OF BROOK, SANDHILLS AND DISTRICT

Area of benefit: BROOK, SANDHILLS AND DISTRICT.

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£48k

Latest spending

£61k

Registered

1961

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £14,178 for the year ended 30 June 2025, driven by significant investment in building repairs and maintenance. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £92,867, which the trustees describe as providing financial stability. The trustees acknowledge the consecutive deficits but express a focus on controlling spending to return to profitability in the following year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fete (32% of income)

“The principal sources of income were the annual fete, nursery rental income (£12,000) and hall hire together with fees from regular user groups.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 40.1% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“After expenses of £8,666 the fete made a significant contribution of £16,885 to the charity’s annual income.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Management Committee is very aware that this is the second consecutive year the accounts have run a deficit. This has been out of the Committee’s control but there is a clear focus on controlling spending and remaining in the black for the 2025/ 26 financial year.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Safeguarding 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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

Volunteers: 8

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

Volunteers: 10

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Emily Sarah Bournechair
PHILIP ALASTAIR COLVILE GREIG
Paula Margaret Burton
Peter Guy Thompson
RICHARD CHARLES EDWARD SOUTHWELL

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£48k	£61k
30/06/2024	£43k	£47k
30/06/2023	£33k	£31k
30/06/2022	£40k	£23k
30/06/2021	£15k	£13k

Common questions

Is PIRRIE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £14,178 for the year ended 30 June 2025, driven by significant investment in building repairs and maintenance. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £92,867, which the trustees describe as providing financial stability. The trustees acknowledge the consecutive deficits but express a focus on controlling spending to return to profitability in the following year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PIRRIE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PIRRIE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND as a grant recipient include CLUB PELOTON.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CLUB PELOTON	FY2021	£100	Ad-hoc grant

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LLANGYNIDR VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY.

THE LLANGYNIDR VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY income £47k
CHARFIELD VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS income £58k
THE EVERSHOLT VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY income £50k
ROADE VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD income £40k
CLEY VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY income £26k
PAGHAM VILLAGE HALL TRUST income £60k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PIRRIE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND	£48k	—	0	unclear	40.1%	noted
THE LLANGYNIDR VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY FY2025	£47k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARFIELD VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS FY2025	£58k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE EVERSHOLT VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY FY2025	£50k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ROADE VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD FY2026	£40k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CLEY VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY FY2026	£26k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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