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SHIPHAM VILLAGE HALL TRUST

Registered charity 270556 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHIPHAM COMMUNITY HALL TRUST

Ownership and operation of a Village Hall

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£46k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash reserves of £96,043 at the end of the year, with no restricted or endowment funds present. The trustees report that the hall remains well-used and competitively priced, with a modest hire charge increase implemented to manage rising recurring costs. The management committee has ringfenced £20,000 of these cash assets for potential medium-term future asset replacement.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: funds are always available to meet any regular payments due... periodic assessments determine the level of funds that may be needed when equipment replacements are necessary (held: £96k)
“The policy requires that the management committee ensures that funds are always available to meet any regular payments due. Periodic assessments determine the level of funds that may be needed when equipment replacements are necessary and or other cost of work that may be needed to maintain the high standards of the premises.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 13 states trustees and management committee members were reimbursed for purchases. Note 14 states the management committee ringfences cash reserves. No specific monetary value is attributed to the trustees' reimbursement individually, only a total for the group.
“Trustees, the Hall Manager and other Management Committee Members were reimbursed a total of £3,224 for purchases of equipment and materials for use in the hall made at the request of the Management Committee.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£46k£46k
30/06/2024£48k£34k
30/06/2023£49k£28k
30/06/2022£40k£24k
30/06/2021£30k£17k

Common questions

Is SHIPHAM VILLAGE HALL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash reserves of £96,043 at the end of the year, with no restricted or endowment funds present. The trustees report that the hall remains well-used and competitively priced, with a modest hire charge increase implemented to manage rising recurring costs. The management committee has ringfenced £20,000 of these cash assets for potential medium-term future asset replacement. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.