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BRADFORD VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 279546 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRADFORD AND COOKBURY VILLAGE HALL

Provides a community building for the use of the villagers and local hirers.

Objects

TRUST FOR A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BRADFORD, COOKBURY AND MIDDLECOTT HAMLET, DEVON, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING THE USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND OTHER FROMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHAMBITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF BRADFORD COOKBURY AND MIDDLECOTT HAMLET

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
£33k
Latest spending
£18k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus for the year, with total income of £29,407.27 against expenditure of £18,009.63, resulting in total balances held of £100,717. The trustees describe this balance as 'very healthy' and note that they are proactive in earning interest on funds held in instant access accounts. The charity holds an emergency fund of approximately £27,369, comprising £20,000 plus accrued interest.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£33k£18k
31/12/2024£30k£11k
31/12/2023£19k£14k
31/12/2022£17k£20k
31/12/2021£26k£12k

Common questions

Is BRADFORD VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus for the year, with total income of £29,407.27 against expenditure of £18,009.63, resulting in total balances held of £100,717. The trustees describe this balance as 'very healthy' and note that they are proactive in earning interest on funds held in instant access accounts. The charity holds an emergency fund of approximately £27,369, comprising £20,000 plus accrued interest. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.