STAPLEGROVE VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 246537 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE VILLAGE HALL

To maintain the village hall for the purpose of divine worship and for the use of the parish and the neighbourhood without distinction of political/religious views or other opinions. The land and buildings are to be held in trust for those purposes.

Objects

FOR USE FOR THE PURPOSES OF DIVINE WORSHIP AND FOR A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH F STAPLEGROVE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF.

Area of benefit: THE PARISH OF STAPLEGROVE

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

Latest income

£41k

Latest spending

£39k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted income of £37,674 was generated against charitable expenditure of £39,261, resulting in a net movement in funds of £1,930. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £87,394, which are maintained to ensure future repair expenditure can be met without recourse to loan finance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Funds are held to ensure future repair expenditure can be met without recourse to loan finance. (reserves figure: £87k)

“Funds are held to ensure future repair expenditure can be met without recourse to loan finance.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mr D Lewis

“Mr D Lewis £239.39 of expenses were reimbursed to Mr D Lewis during the year.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 31/03/2025

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Government income: £2,000 — grants £2,000 (1); 5% of the £39,028 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

David Lewischair
Bernie Johnson
Beverley Tapper
Clarissa Squire
Eleanor Bird
Elizabeth-lee May
Kim Marks
LAURENT BOON
Nigel Griffin
Susanne Elliott

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£41k	£39k
31/03/2024	£40k	£43k
31/03/2023	£39k	£33k
31/03/2022	£39k	£30k
31/03/2021	£13k	£19k

Common questions

Is STAPLEGROVE VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted income of £37,674 was generated against charitable expenditure of £39,261, resulting in a net movement in funds of £1,930. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £87,394, which are maintained to ensure future repair expenditure can be met without recourse to loan finance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MOBBS MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED	1	£4k

Charities like this

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

BASCHURCH VILLAGE HALL TRUST income £30k
TRUMPINGTON VILLAGE HALL CHARITY income £52k
VILLAGE HALL- PLUMPTON income £49k
VILLAGE HALL income £15k
BISHOPSWOOD VILLAGE HALL income £62k
STOKE POGES VILLAGE HALL income £83k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STAPLEGROVE VILLAGE HALL	£41k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BASCHURCH VILLAGE HALL TRUST FY2025	£30k	—	above	—	no doubt
TRUMPINGTON VILLAGE HALL CHARITY FY2025	£52k	—	above	—	no doubt
VILLAGE HALL- PLUMPTON FY2025	£49k	—	above	—	no doubt
VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£15k	—	above	—	no doubt
BISHOPSWOOD VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£62k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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