JOHN HODGES' TRUST FOR HARPSDEN HALL

Registered charity 304312 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARPSDEN HALL TRUST

The objects of the Charity are a) In the interests of social welfare, to improve the conditions of life of the inhabitants of the area of benefit, in particular, but not exclusively, the poorer inhabitants.b) the relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually, of people living in the parish.

Objects

A) IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, INPARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE POORER INHABITANTS BY;I) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A HALL FOR THE USE BY THE INHABITANTS FOR;(A) MEETINGS, LECTURES, AND CLASSES, AND OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION, EDUCATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION; AND (B) A SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH OR RELIGIOUS SERVICES ON SUNDAYS, ASCENSION DAY, CHRISTMAS DAY, AND GOOD FRIDAY BUT ON NO OTHER DAY;II) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF PLAYING FIELDS FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS;(B) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY , OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE PARISH BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES, AND THE RELIEF OF THE SICK-POOR LIVING IN THE PARISH AND ITS SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS OR SERVICES.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF HARPSDEN

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Oxfordshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £9,978.02 for the year, with total receipts rising by 11.7% to £142,378.78. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £56,109 in the Expendable Endowment, which exceeds its stated target of £30,000 equivalent to 9–12 months of operating costs.

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What the accounts disclose

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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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ROD BIRKETTchair
• Catherine Rubinstein
• David Price
• Elizabeth Anne Eldridge · trustee of 1 other charity
• James Brockington
• Jeroen Huysinga · trustee of 2 other charities
• Michael Greenwood
• Richard Charles Pinder
• Sam Tomkins

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

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