LADY WATERFORD HALL TRUST

Registered charity 248898 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARITY KNOWN AS THE WATERFORD HALL VISITORS BOX

to maintain and upkeep Ford Village Parish Hall for the benefit of the residents of Ford parish

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Latest income

£78k

Latest spending

£63k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds sufficient unrestricted reserves to cover current operations for several years, with a stated policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. Per the trustees' report, reserves are considered to be in a strong position, allowing the charity to pursue its aims for the foreseeable future despite a region-wide trend of fewer visitors and donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £80k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

LADY HARRIET JOICEYchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Catherine Carr-Ellison · trustee of 2 other charities
Charlotte Patterson-Ryan · trustee of 1 other charity
Josephine Andrews · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£78k	£63k
31/12/2024	£65k	£74k
31/12/2023	£60k	£57k
31/12/2022	£50k	£52k
31/12/2021	£47k	£41k

Common questions

Is LADY WATERFORD HALL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds sufficient unrestricted reserves to cover current operations for several years, with a stated policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. Per the trustees' report, reserves are considered to be in a strong position, allowing the charity to pursue its aims for the foreseeable future despite a region-wide trend of fewer visitors and donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LADY WATERFORD HALL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LADY WATERFORD HALL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE JOICEY TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

LADY HARRIET JOICEY — trustee here and at THE JOICEY TRUST

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOICEY TRUST	FY2025	£5k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Community Foundation North East	17/04/2025	£10k	Grant to Lady Waterford Hall Trust
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	07/02/1996	£90k	"Lady Waterford Murals, Berwick-upon-Tweed"