CHILSWORTHY VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 202740 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Used for meetings, classes, lectures, badminton, line dancing, yoga, shortmat bowls, ladies club,film shows, dances, quiz nights

Objects

(1) THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE AOB 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.

Area of benefit: HOLSWORTHY, DEVON

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: Torridge, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£25k

Latest spending

£19k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,697 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a deficit of £10,631 in the prior year. Net assets increased to £324,285, with unrestricted reserves represented by current assets of £14,457 less current liabilities of £495. The filing confirms no audit was performed and no opinion was expressed on 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 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.

Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting 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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £780 — grants £780 (1); 3% of the £25,237 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 8

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 6
Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); 4% of the £12,255 total gross income on the same return

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Steven Iveychair
Alan Marshall
Andrew Clifford Stevens
JULIA ALEXANDRA HELEN FOSTER · trustee of 1 other charity
Janet Elizabeth Fillingham
Karren SHADRICK
MARLENE HEARD
Matthew Wintrip
Norma Picot
Rachael Boothman
Rhys Pennell
SARAH LOUISE MAY
Susan Deborah Candlish

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£25k	£19k
31/08/2024	£21k	£31k
31/08/2023	£12k	£17k
31/08/2022	£18k	£18k
31/08/2021	£20k	£12k

Common questions

Is CHILSWORTHY VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,697 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a deficit of £10,631 in the prior year. Net assets increased to £324,285, with unrestricted reserves represented by current assets of £14,457 less current liabilities of £495. The filing confirms no audit was performed and no opinion was expressed on the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

THEDDLETHORPE VILLAGE HALL income £30k
CHADWELL ST MARY VILLAGE HALL income £40k
VILLAGE HALL income £29k
CHEDWORTH VILLAGE HALL income £65k
DISEWORTH VILLAGE HALL income £38k
FILLEIGH VILLAGE HALL income £45k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHILSWORTHY VILLAGE HALL	£25k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THEDDLETHORPE VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHADWELL ST MARY VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£40k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£29k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHEDWORTH VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£65k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DISEWORTH VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£38k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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