THE ATHENAEUM

Registered charity 224187 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Heversham Parish Council hold The Athenaeum on trust as and for a public hall for the inhabitants of the Parish of Heversham without distinction of political, religious or other opinions including use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the objectof improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants.

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Latest income
£37k
Latest spending
£40k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £37,169.92 against total expenditure of £39,562.27, resulting in a net deficit. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy is to hold the equivalent of six months’ running costs, and total unrestricted funds at year-end were £19,883.00.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustees are elected members of Heversham Parish Council, which is the appointed Trustee.
Heversham Parish Council is the appointed Trustee. Appointments to the Council are made by election by the electorate or by co-option. — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£37k£40k
31/07/2024£20k£19k
31/07/2023£19k£23k
31/07/2022£10k£24k
31/07/2021£20k£6k

Common questions

Is THE ATHENAEUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £37,169.92 against total expenditure of £39,562.27, resulting in a net deficit. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy is to hold the equivalent of six months’ running costs, and total unrestricted funds at year-end were £19,883.00. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.