THE SILSOE VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 300067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Village Hall used for Community organisations

Objects

VILLAGE HALL.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF SILSOE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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 · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income

£30k

Latest spending

£22k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £8,376 for the year, increasing its net assets to £38,601. Per the trustees' report, the financial position is described as 'excellent' and 'healthy', supported by steady booking levels. The charity's policy is to retain sufficient funds to cover a minimum of one year's ongoing operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's ongoing operating costs (held: £39k)

“The charity’s policy is to retain sufficient funds in reserve to cover a minimum of one year’s ongoing operating costs.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

Elizabeth Jefferies
GILES PHILLIPS
JAN JARRARD · trustee of 1 other charity
John Colleran
PETER HADDON
Philip Hammond
SIMON NICHOLAS STRANKS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£30k	£22k
31/03/2024	£30k	£30k
31/03/2023	£22k	£17k
31/03/2022	£25k	£37k
31/03/2021	£36k	£19k

Common questions

Is THE SILSOE VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £8,376 for the year, increasing its net assets to £38,601. Per the trustees' report, the financial position is described as 'excellent' and 'healthy', supported by steady booking levels. The charity's policy is to retain sufficient funds to cover a minimum of one year's ongoing operating costs.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	21/05/2020	£2k	Grant to Silsoe Village Hall
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/07/2019	£8k	Roof replacement
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/03/2002	£5k	"Carnival in June recreating Silsoe in the 50's through period costume, music and performance, children's design workshops, Jazz Festivals, l"