WOOL VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 269727 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE D'URBERVILLE CENTRE

Village Hall for the use of all residents of the village and all Arts that are within the scope of the hall

Objects

A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WOOL WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: WOOL CP

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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Latest income

£49k

Latest spending

£43k

Registered

1975

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £9,789 at the end of the financial year, representing a surplus of £5,790 for the period. The trustees noted that the bank balance fell below their usual standing instruction of £5,000 to fund planned maintenance, but no material uncertainties or deficits were reported.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £10k; policy: no less than £5,000)

“The Trustees decided to authorise expenditure to cause the Bank Balance to fall just below £5,000 in order to complete planned maintenance work.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

David Michael Cornes
Roderick Webb
SUSAN JANE KERR · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephen Smith

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£49k	£43k
31/12/2023	£38k	£43k
31/12/2022	£35k	£34k
31/12/2021	£36k	£27k
31/12/2020	£27k	£33k

Common questions

Is WOOL VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £9,789 at the end of the financial year, representing a surplus of £5,790 for the period. The trustees noted that the bank balance fell below their usual standing instruction of £5,000 to fund planned maintenance, but no material uncertainties or deficits were reported.