WOODHAM FERRERS VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 301441 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOODHAM FERRERS AND BICKNACRE VILLAGE HALL

Provide facilities for various groups to promote their particular interest, thus enhancing our community's spirit and well-being.

Objects

A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WOODHAM FERRERS AND BICKNACRE AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF WOODHAM FERRERS AND BICKNACRE AND ITS VICINITY

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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Latest income

£26k

Latest spending

£20k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £52,225.16, which the independent examiner describes as a very healthy position covering approximately 2.5 years of operational costs. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total income increasing slightly from the previous period. No funds were in deficit, and the trustees declared that the activities met the public benefit test.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The Holding Trustee is the Parish Council

“The Holding Trustee of the Woodham Ferrers Village Hail is the Parish Council of Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Trustees · trustee networks

Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre Parish Council

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£26k	£20k
31/12/2024	£25k	£34k
31/12/2023	£24k	£17k
31/12/2022	£25k	£24k
31/12/2021	£33k	£12k

Common questions

Is WOODHAM FERRERS VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £52,225.16, which the independent examiner describes as a very healthy position covering approximately 2.5 years of operational costs. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total income increasing slightly from the previous period. No funds were in deficit, and the trustees declared that the activities met the public benefit test. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/11/2021	£2k	Defibrillator at Village Hall
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/10/2012	£7k	Small Hall & Kitchen Floor replacement
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/12/2011	£2k	Emergency Lighting Replacement
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/05/2004	£69k	Rebuilding village hall