BIDDENHAM VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 300004 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of village hall facilities for use by the community

Objects

FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF BIDDENHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS AND IN PARTICULAR FOR 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: BIDDENHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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 reported a deficit of £30,670.71 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total assets from £60,950.03 to £49,007.86. The surplus/deficit calculation shows total income of £40,382.45 against total expenditure of £71,053.16 (derived from the deficit and income figures, though the document explicitly lists expenditure items summing to £21,653.91 which appears to be a partial list or error in the source text provided, the explicit deficit figure is -£30,670.71). The trustees note that major project expenditure of £16,650 was paid by the Parish Council and not included in the accounts, and grants totaling £21,708.18 were received in 2025 relating to a 2024 project.

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 3 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• PHIL INNESSchair
• Alan Eckett-Brown
• DAVID WATSON
• JOHN EDWARD GREENGRASS
• JOHN ESAM
• Julia Johnson
• Linzi Parry
• Liz Hurford
• Maddy Anderson
• Martin Matthews
• OBED MARTIN HOSEGOOD
• RICHARD CHARLES O'QUINN
• Rosemary Houghton

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

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