THE WHITMINSTER VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD CHARITY

Registered charity 277800 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WHITMINSTER RECREATION GROUND AND PLAYING FIELD, WHITMINSTER VILLAGE HALL & PLAYING FIELD

The provision and maintenance of the facilities for the use of the inhabitants of the village of Whitminster and its surrounds for recreation and other leisure time occupations in the interest of social welfare, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said persons

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WHITMINSTER FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF WHITMINSTER

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£166k

Latest spending

£177k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained reserves of £5,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Reserves maintained @ £5,000 (held: £5k)

“Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Reserves maintained @ £5,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Amanda Johns
Benjamin Mabbett
Christopher Hunt
Lee Mansell
Oliver Jack Greensweig
PATRICIA MARY GILMORE
Sheila Drape
Thomas William Johns

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£166k	£177k
31/03/2024	£74k	£91k
31/03/2023	£43k	£38k
31/03/2022	£38k	£35k
31/03/2021	£42k	£40k

Common questions

Is THE WHITMINSTER VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained reserves of £5,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records. 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	22/09/2023	£6k	Let there be energy efficient lighting
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/08/2015	£10k	Whitminster's Play Equipment Development on the Whitminster Playing Fi
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/06/2014	£10k	Whitminster Playing Field Safe Access Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/07/2006	£10k	refurbishment/upgrading/kitchen

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEMBDON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS TRUST.

WEMBDON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS TRUST income £282k
CHARITY FOR RELIGIOUS AND OTHER PURPOSES income £29k
PONTHIR VILLAGE HALL income £217k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WHITNASH income £187k
THE BUCKDEN RECREATION GROUND AND VILLAGE HALL TRUST income £257k
NASH VILLAGE HALL income £113k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE WHITMINSTER VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD CHARITY	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEMBDON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS TRUST FY2025	£282k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARITY FOR RELIGIOUS AND OTHER PURPOSES FY2024	£29k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PONTHIR VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£217k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WHITNASH FY2024	£187k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BUCKDEN RECREATION GROUND AND VILLAGE HALL TRUST FY2025	£257k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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