RAYNE VILLAGE HALL AND PUBLIC PLAYING FIELD

Registered charity 301382 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of a vibrant Village Hall and Playing Fields for the benefit of Rayne and the surrounding Villages. There is a large hall and also office that are available for hire by both local business and residents at competitive rates. There is a BMX track plus fitness equipment along with a children's playground within our fields

Objects

VILLAGE HALL AND PUBLIC PLAYING FIELD.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF RAYNE 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 maintained a positive cash flow of a couple of hundred pounds for the year, having spent nearly £6,000 on planned maintenance and playground repairs. Free reserves were held at £40,000, which aligns with the trustees' stated policy target of keeping between £30,000 and £40,000 to cover emergencies. The trustees confirmed there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert Strzeleckichair
• Andy Cox
• Ann Mccayna
• Carolyn White
• Celia Murton
• Russell Alan Davis
• Shona Kemp
• Simon Tibbetts
• Tony Dome
• Tracy Dome

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).