BASILDON VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND

Registered charity 300115 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BASILDON COMMUNITY HALL, BASILDON VILLAGE HALL

Management of the Village Hall and recreation ground for the benefit of the residents of the Parish and neighbouring areas.

Objects

IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CIVIL PARISH OF BASILDON AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER PROVISIONS BY THE PROVISIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF:1. A VILLAGE HALL FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS, INCLUDING USE FOR:(A) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES; AND(B) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION.2. A RECREATION GROUND FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: CIVIL PARISH OF BASILDON AND THE SURROUNDING 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 generated total receipts of £46,218 against total payments of £42,767, resulting in a net surplus of £3,451 for the year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash funds increased from £25,798 to £8,602 (note: text shows unrestricted cash funds last year end 25,798 and this year end 8,602 in B1, but total cash funds increased from 157,859 to 161,310), and the charity holds total cash funds of £161,310 at the period end. The trustees noted that investment performance was below expectations but indicated steps were taken to improve the situation.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert Greasleychair
• Ashley Thompson
• Ian Parsons
• Lydia Jane Berks
• Stephen Sidney Croker
• TIMOTHY WILLIAM MARTIN

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

Operates in: West Berkshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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