DODDINGHURST VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 301295 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE VILLAGE HALL IS USED THROUGHOUT OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. HIRING FOR TEA DANCES, PRE-SCHOOL, DANCE , INDOOR BOWELS CLUBS ,AND SO ON. ALSO USED FOR WEDDINGS, FUNERALS AND CHRISTENINGS. IN THE SUMMER TIME THE FIELDS AROUND THE HALL ARE USED FOR FUND RAISING EVENTS WITH THE VILLAGE HALL BEING THE CENTRE.

Objects

VILLAGE HALL

Area of benefit: PARISH OF DODDINGHURST

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £26,806 as of 31 March 2025, representing a net increase from the previous year's £19,459. The charity reported a net income of £7,347 for the year, with no creditors falling due within one year, indicating a stable financial position.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery Awards for All — “The Village Hall Committee are delighted to announce that the “National Lottery Awards for All” have given us a grant for much needed replac…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Julia Le Pagechair
• ALAN SMITH
• DEBBY DICKER
• Karen Powell · trustee of 3 other charities
• Marilyn Turner
• REV Ann Colman · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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