WADDESDON HALL

Registered charity 300343 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WADDESDON VILLAGE HALL

Management of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of Waddesdon and the surrounding neighbourhood.

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Latest income
£216k
Latest spending
£174k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,744 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves of £13,923. The trustees note that reserves have been depleted by recent years of COVID-19 but intend to build them back up to meet their policy target of six months' running costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £14k; policy: six months running costs)
“The recent years of COVID-19 has meant that reserves have been depleted but intentions are to build these back up”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£216k£174k
31/12/2024£170k£168k
31/12/2023£144k£135k
31/12/2022£100k£102k
31/12/2021£51k£59k

Common questions

Is WADDESDON HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,744 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves of £13,923. The trustees note that reserves have been depleted by recent years of COVID-19 but intend to build them back up to meet their policy target of six months' running costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WADDESDON HALL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WADDESDON HALL as a grant recipient include THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2022£51k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2023£13k
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kMultiple services including Community Fridge, Welcome Space, Family Cooking Classes and Community Meals

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/07/2025£20kWaddesdon Hall Community Fridge
The National Lottery Community Fund28/04/2023£4kIn the heart of the community

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE WOODLAND TRUST1£50k
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST1£10k
HUBBUB FOUNDATION UK1£253

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WADHURST INSTITUTE, HALL AND FIELD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WADDESDON HALL£216k—0below—no doubt
WADHURST INSTITUTE, HALL AND FIELD FY2025£135k—0unclear—no doubt
WEMBDON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS TRUST FY2025£282k—0unclear—no doubt
WADDINGTON HOSPITAL FY2025£275k—0unclear—no doubt
RAF WADDINGTON OFFICERS MESS FY2025£333k—0below—no doubt
CHERINGTON STOURTON SUTTON-UNDER-BRAILES VILLAGE HALL FY2025£105k—0unclear—no doubt

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