BARBY VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 304159 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of a village hall with a stage, kitchen and 2 other rooms for the use of the local community and others for social, sporting and educational activities.The second room is on continual hire to 'Pre-school' this arrangement has made the main hall available for further hiring to the village and this has been taken up to the benefit of the village.

Objects

FOR THE PURPOSES OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND SOCIAL, MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF READING AND RECREATION ROOMS, LIBRARY, LECTURES, CLASSES, RECREATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS OR OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BARBY AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF BARBY AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY

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 · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £4,042 for the year, primarily due to increased maintenance and repair costs. However, the trustees assert that the overall financial position remains sound, with unrestricted reserves (General Fund) of £115,627 carried forward. The document notes the necessity of maintaining substantial reserves to cover future unforeseen expenses.

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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Bryan John O'Reillychair
• Carole Howells
• Christine Janet Dover
• GILLIAN VALERIE LEPPARD
• Janice Jones
• John Walford
• Michael John Grange
• Nigel John Gove
• PATRICIA WEBB · trustee of 1 other charity
• Professor Bart Springer
• Susan Ann Hives
• Susan Helen Richardson
• Terence David Fuller

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

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