THE MILBORNE PORT VILLAGE HALL TRUST

Registered charity 277538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Milborne Port Village Hall Trust provides Fully Licensed Halls that are available to all local people & organisations as economically as possible but at the same time keeping the hall financially sound. Activities that use the Hall are: U3A , Short Mat Bowls, Gardeners Club, Badminton, Keep Fit, Moviola, Dog training, Bingo, Parties, Opera, Entertainment, Weddings, Elections, Dinners, .

Objects

THE PROVISION OF A VILLAGE HALL IN THE PARISH OF MILBORNE PORT IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE SAID PARISH 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 MILBORNE PORT

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted closing balances of £29,655.45 across its bank accounts as of 31 March 2025. The independent examiner noted no material matters but highlighted internal control failures regarding cleaner employment status and invoice management. The trustees are advised to review reserves annually and establish a minimum reserve level.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Milborne Port Parish Council

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

Operates in: Dorset · Somerset

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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