DITCHINGHAM VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 271472 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To administer the upkeep and safe running of the village hall and comply with all health & safety, and government rules & regulations.

Objects

VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF DITCHINGHAM 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 OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF DITCHINGHAM IN THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK

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: South Norfolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£39k

Latest spending

£30k

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £8,492.54 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total receipts of £38,771.29 and payments of £30,278.75. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds cash reserves of £32,755.47 at year-end, held in a Lloyds Charity Account with no savings or interest-bearing accounts. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounting records or the accuracy of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (41% of income)

“Income for the year totalling £38,771.29, including grants of £15,981.45.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: AGM minutes not circulated prior to meeting

“Minutes of previous A.G.M. could not be signed as they had not been circulated. The Sec. sincerely apologised to the Committee for this overisght.” — page 1

“As good governance practice, the Independent Examination should normaily be completed before the accounts are presented to the AGM for approval, allowing members to receive the Independent Examiner's report alongside the financial statements.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Independent examination completed after AGM approval of accounts

“Minutes of previous A.G.M. could not be signed as they had not been circulated. The Sec. sincerely apologised to the Committee for this overisght.” — page 1

“As good governance practice, the Independent Examination should normaily be completed before the accounts are presented to the AGM for approval, allowing members to receive the Independent Examiner's report alongside the financial statements.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: No asset register maintained

“Minutes of previous A.G.M. could not be signed as they had not been circulated. The Sec. sincerely apologised to the Committee for this overisght.” — page 1

“As good governance practice, the Independent Examination should normaily be completed before the accounts are presented to the AGM for approval, allowing members to receive the Independent Examiner's report alongside the financial statements.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: No documentary evidence of safety inspections reviewed

“Minutes of previous A.G.M. could not be signed as they had not been circulated. The Sec. sincerely apologised to the Committee for this overisght.” — page 1

“As good governance practice, the Independent Examination should normaily be completed before the accounts are presented to the AGM for approval, allowing members to receive the Independent Examiner's report alongside the financial statements.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting 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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 1

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 8
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

KEITH WESTONchair
Brendon Bernard
JANE PRISCILLA BOND
JANET ADA LOVERIDGE
Julie Nelson-Allen
MICHAEL COE
SUSAN HUGGINS
YVONNE ELLIOTT

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

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£39k	£30k
31/12/2024	£24k	£32k
31/12/2023	£23k	£20k
31/12/2022	£20k	£14k
31/12/2021	£19k	£18k

Common questions

Is DITCHINGHAM VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £8,492.54 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total receipts of £38,771.29 and payments of £30,278.75. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds cash reserves of £32,755.47 at year-end, held in a Lloyds Charity Account with no savings or interest-bearing accounts. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounting records or the accuracy of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/01/2021	£6k	An Extension for Ditchingham Village Hall
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/12/2004	£5k	Disabled access toilet

Charities like this

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

DITCHLING VILLAGE HALL income £41k
VILLAGE HALL income £38k
FILLEIGH VILLAGE HALL income £45k
DERRINGTON VILLAGE HALL income £49k
DARTINGTON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION income £30k
DALTON VILLAGE HALL income £25k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DITCHINGHAM VILLAGE HALL	£39k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DITCHLING VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£41k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
VILLAGE HALL FY2026	£38k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FILLEIGH VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£45k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DERRINGTON VILLAGE HALL FY2026	£49k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DARTINGTON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£30k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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